Babolat Aeropro Drive Tennis Racquet
- Sports Type: Tennis
- Brand: Babolat
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Pretty looking, how about pretty shots?
Pros
Light<br>Bigger sweet spot<br>Open string pattern<br>Looks pretty good
Cons
Slightly off on the control
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Yes I would recommend if the player is an aggressive player who likes to dictate the game with heavy spins.
I demoed this racket along with a few other rackets. The technology of the racket allows it to feel a bit better. Anyways...I went through them all and tested them, but here is what I think the Babolat Aeropro Drive has:
Ground-strokes: 9/10
This racket is made for the crazy topspin hitters. The 100 square inch head-size gives it a larger sweet spot, thus allowing more power. It's indeed light, 10.6 ounces allowing faster swing speed. So if the player brushes upwards and forward on the ball, it would go pretty fast over the net with plenty of pop and spin. Once it lands the ball will kick like it was made out of rubber. This plays well with textured strings and hybrid with power based polyester strings.
Volleys: 7/10
If you're good at the net and have quick reactions, this racket will end the point quicker than your opponent can even blink. It has great pop, but the downside is it's kind of hard to control where you want to place the ball. That may be a big downer for some players who likes control more. As for this racket alone, just end the point as quickly as possible. I personally like rackets that gives control. Sometimes I don't like to end the point with one volley but maybe two or three.
Serves: 8/10
I don't know why but I cannot do much of a flat serve with this racket. However, when I tried slice serve and topspin serve, it went pretty well. Again it's the lightness, which adds to swing speed, and the larger sweet spot. If you have the right string on this, it can allow you to dictate the play right off from the serve. I want to emphasize that this racket is made for aggressive players who likes fast pace shots. The kick serve can knock the opponent off balance and a steady ground stroke can send him running for the ball.
Serve Returns: 8/10
It has lots of pop on the return. There is two options really.
If your opponent sends a weak serve, you nail it with a big, heavy topspin. If it's strong, then shorten your back-swingand the pop of the racket will get the ball over. It's an okay racket for a defensive game, but its true power is in the offensive. The amount of spin it generates can turn the table around from being attacked to being the one attacking. Rafael Nadal is pretty good at it.
I think this is a good racket for base-liners (you hardly see Nadal goes up to net). It's for aggressive spin and fast pace style of play. Use it for attacking and you'll be the one in control. I didn't even mention about the open string pattern of 16x19. The more open the string pattern, the more spin it generates.
Ground-strokes: 9/10
This racket is made for the crazy topspin hitters. The 100 square inch head-size gives it a larger sweet spot, thus allowing more power. It's indeed light, 10.6 ounces allowing faster swing speed. So if the player brushes upwards and forward on the ball, it would go pretty fast over the net with plenty of pop and spin. Once it lands the ball will kick like it was made out of rubber. This plays well with textured strings and hybrid with power based polyester strings.
Volleys: 7/10
If you're good at the net and have quick reactions, this racket will end the point quicker than your opponent can even blink. It has great pop, but the downside is it's kind of hard to control where you want to place the ball. That may be a big downer for some players who likes control more. As for this racket alone, just end the point as quickly as possible. I personally like rackets that gives control. Sometimes I don't like to end the point with one volley but maybe two or three.
Serves: 8/10
I don't know why but I cannot do much of a flat serve with this racket. However, when I tried slice serve and topspin serve, it went pretty well. Again it's the lightness, which adds to swing speed, and the larger sweet spot. If you have the right string on this, it can allow you to dictate the play right off from the serve. I want to emphasize that this racket is made for aggressive players who likes fast pace shots. The kick serve can knock the opponent off balance and a steady ground stroke can send him running for the ball.
Serve Returns: 8/10
It has lots of pop on the return. There is two options really.
If your opponent sends a weak serve, you nail it with a big, heavy topspin. If it's strong, then shorten your back-swingand the pop of the racket will get the ball over. It's an okay racket for a defensive game, but its true power is in the offensive. The amount of spin it generates can turn the table around from being attacked to being the one attacking. Rafael Nadal is pretty good at it.
I think this is a good racket for base-liners (you hardly see Nadal goes up to net). It's for aggressive spin and fast pace style of play. Use it for attacking and you'll be the one in control. I didn't even mention about the open string pattern of 16x19. The more open the string pattern, the more spin it generates.
