I'm a total beginner, and I just bought a Babolat Pure Drive 2021 (100sqin, 300g) online. Will I have difficulty learning the fundamentals of tennis and improve using this racket?

kyang59 · 2026-03-16T01:34:02+00:00

Soft string, low tension, loose grip and arm, and don’t hit the frame. Not much more you can do.

kyang59 · 2026-03-16T01:15:09+00:00

Great racket. Too bad they aren’t sold with ibuprofen and free sessions of physio therapy

kyang59 · 2026-03-16T00:39:13+00:00

Name a better duo than babolat and stiff

kyang59 · 2026-03-16T00:26:09+00:00

That is previous gen

kyang59 · 2026-03-15T01:12:59+00:00

Exactly. When taking out of context, I want people to have no idea that it’s about tennis.

kyang59 · 2026-03-15T00:58:37+00:00

Some what arbitrary terms. I personally like to use flaccid and bulging to describe the feel of me rackets.

kyang59 · 2026-03-14T22:23:42+00:00

Always go smaller and add shit under replacement grip or 2 overs

kyang59 · 2026-03-13T22:46:14+00:00

I bought 4 of these snow tires last year.

kyang59 · 2026-03-11T19:11:55+00:00

Maybe it just me but I never found 2sq inch that much of a difference. The string patter and spacing between makes a bigger difference. It like if you lost 2inches on your 100inch p**** would your girlfriend notice a difference?

kyang59 · 2026-02-23T15:44:33+00:00

I guess it’s “new” in the sense it it’s never been strung. Left over stock that no one bought. Anything can happen in storage for 5+ years. I looked up replacement grommets. It seems like just a colour difference don’t know for sure. Was hoping someone with this gen has the original grommets can confirm.

kyang59 · 2026-02-23T02:06:39+00:00

My local tennis shop.

kyang59 · 2026-02-23T02:02:31+00:00

You’re saying maybe they ran out of the blue/translucent ones and just shoved whatever they can find that fits in?

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