Babolat Pure Drive

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For my first post on my new blog I am going to talk about my absolute favorite tennis racket. This is the racket that I use personally and I am ranking it the number one racket of my web page. This racket is used by many different pro players throughout the world including past legend, Carlos Moya, and a former number one ranked tennis player, Andy Roddick. One thing you do have to know about this though is that even though these rackets that the professional players are using look the same, most of the time they actually are not the same. This is a common misconception about most tennis rackets. People believe that when they see Carlos Moya running around the court using this racket that it has to be the best racket on the market. Although I still believe this to be true, in reality these two rackets are not the same. Most pro players, not all, have their rackets custom made with just the same look and feel as a certain brand, sometimes just to get sponsorship money for it. Their rackets are actually sometimes much heavier or in some cases much lighter, it kind of depends on the player using it.
But okay back to what this article is actually about: why I like the babolat pure drive so much. First of the colors are great for any one out there that considers the racket that they like by the color or look of the racket. I personally think that this is the coolest looking racket that is made. This is one of the reasons I initially purchased the racket. I do like the head size of the racket, which is at 100 cm. For most beginners I would recommend getting a 110 headsize because this will carry more power, but less control. For more advanced players you might want to even go down to 95 cm. I have played with a few rackets that are 95 cm, and I do like them, but it is just not what I am used to. My advice is to use whatever racket you are comfortable with. I do like the weight of this racket also; the standard pure drive is at 11.2 oz, which to me is the perfect weight. I am not a very big guy, which is ironic because most tennis players are huge, but don’t get me wrong us little guys can be great players also. If you are a stronger guy you might want to go a little bit heavier, but I would not go much lower than that. The lowest I would probably go is about 10.8 oz, but no more than that. It also has this thing called woofer technology, but honestly I cannot even tell what this is and I would not base your decision on this fact alone. This racket has a nice mix of power and control. I would say that this one should be used for the stage between moderate and advanced players.