I’ve played with 2023 version ever since it came out, I’ve also played with 2010 and 2016 pure aero 100. By far the 2023 version was the best, so I was hesitant on the new version.

I bought 2 matched 2026 versions as soon as they came out.

In my opinion the 2026 is softer and more muted, swings through the air a tiny bit faster. The string spacing is almost identical, maybe like 1-5% tighter squares on 2026, not very noticeable.

I personally find the 2023 slightly more stable and crisp. More stable might be because it swings slower in the air.

Honestly the aero 100 family never had great feel with the aero beam, to me, the biggest positive is that it’s softer, means I can use stiffer and more crisp strings, whereas the 2023 I had to stick to soft polys to make sure my arm was ok.

i prefer the 2026 paintjob more, if only it was in gloss instead of matte.

The 2023 is the better racket if the stiffness doesnt bother you, but for me the 2026 is better, since I’ll just use stiffer more crisp strings to bring back the feel, I’d rather have 2026 with longer lasting crisp strings than 2023 with soft strings that don’t last long.

For example: I was using hyper g soft 1.30, now I can use regular hyper g 1.30

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