Just got a 2013 AeroPro Drive

RackofSlamb · 01-22-2013, 12:37 PM

well i went ahead and bit the bullet and bought the new aeropro drive strung with a full bed of RPM blast 17g at 56 lbs.....pretty excited to play with it...anyone else have a similar set up in this racquet? would like to hear what any of you have to say...thanks

db10s · 01-22-2013, 12:47 PM

A stiff string that won't have any tension left by the time it gets to you... In an even stiffer stick... Good luck..... Did you demo the racket?

RackofSlamb · 01-22-2013, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by db10s

A stiff string that won't have any tension left by the time it gets to you... In an even stiffer stick... Good luck..... Did you demo the racket?

haha, yeah i demo'd, maybe im more lenient than some people i just dont mind the stiffness of all the babolat racquets, i get a good feel from them, to each their own i guess....i think i just like a solid feel in my racquet with enough power to where i dont tear something going into a backhand. i have the RPM blast on my pure drive and it seems almost effortless to get the ball over the net

db10s · 01-22-2013, 12:59 PM

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haha, yeah i demo'd, maybe im more lenient than some people i just dont mind the stiffness of all the babolat racquets, i get a good feel from them, to each their own i guess....i think i just like a solid feel in my racquet with enough power to where i dont tear something going into a backhand. i have the RPM blast on my pure drive and it seems almost effortless to get the ball over the net

I can handle the stiffness, but it isn't my cup of tea. I'm a touchy/feely racket person. Tearing something going into the backhand... lol never heard of that.

estigma2001 · 01-22-2013, 01:02 PM

well i used to play with the APD GT with a full bed of RPM Blast 17 at 50 lbs and 0 problems with the stiffness however now i´m using full bed of Solinco Tour Bite 17 (1.20) and have more feel!

estigma2001 · 01-22-2013, 01:03 PM

now i´m very anxious to play with the new APD 2013!

RackofSlamb · 01-22-2013, 01:03 PM

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I can handle the stiffness, but it isn't my cup of tea. I'm a touchy/feely racket person. Tearing something going into the backhand... lol never heard of that.

might be exaggerating a bit on that one lol...when it comes down to it if i am spending some money on it, i will find any reason to like it. on a sidenote i like the way the babolat raquets look...thanks for the feedback

RackofSlamb · 01-22-2013, 01:04 PM

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well i used to play with the APD GT with a full bed of RPM Blast 17 at 50 lbs and 0 problems with the stiffness however now i´m using full bed of Solinco Tour Bite 17 (1.20) and have more feel!

I have never tried this string, but I have heard many good things. I will give it a shot when i need to string up again. thanks!

estigma2001 · 01-22-2013, 01:07 PM

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I have never tried this string, but I have heard many good things. I will give it a shot when i need to string up again. thanks!

to me has the same amount of power than the RPM but more spin and feel!

db10s · 01-22-2013, 01:09 PM

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to me has the same amount of power than the RPM but more spin and feel!

I think (or should I say KNOW?) it has a ton of spin. A bit on the stiff side, and I don't think it has a ton of feel either.

estigma2001 · 01-22-2013, 01:17 PM

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I think (or should I say KNOW?) it has a ton of spin. A bit on the stiff side, and I don't think it has a ton of feel either.

yeah but more feel than RPM Blast 17

RackofSlamb · 01-22-2013, 01:18 PM

when i put the RPM blast in my pure drive and took my first swing, i was unsure if it was even going to be playable, but i think after an hour or two it kinda of broke in the string and made it a little more playable

estigma2001 · 01-22-2013, 01:23 PM

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when i put the RPM blast in my pure drive and took my first swing, i was unsure if it was even going to be playable, but i think after an hour or two it kinda of broke in the string and made it a little more playable

i love the power and spin but i never get used with the feel and sound! so in your opinion the new APD is more........stiff, solid, etc?

RackofSlamb · 01-22-2013, 01:26 PM

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i love the power and spin but i never get used with the feel and sound! so in your opinion the new APD is more........stiff, solid, etc?

I think it actually feels a little less solid than the old one, but not too much to where it loses too much power...it feels more maneuverable and you can really whip the frame around to create some spin...overall it is cool to get a new racquet with slightly different spec, but in the end i think everything kind of evens out and its a great frame that isnt too different from the old one...i think the biggest difference would be it just feels a little lighter

pshulam · 01-22-2013, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by estigma2001

well i used to play with the APD GT with a full bed of RPM Blast 17 at 50 lbs and 0 problems with the stiffness however now i´m using full bed of Solinco Tour Bite 17 (1.20) and have more feel!

What kind of feel?

db10s · 01-22-2013, 01:57 PM

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when i put the RPM blast in my pure drive and took my first swing, i was unsure if it was even going to be playable, but i think after an hour or two it kinda of broke in the string and made it a little more playable

So in other words you like dead poly? Because after 2 hours RPM Blast is dead.

db10s · 01-22-2013, 01:58 PM

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I think it actually feels a little less solid than the old one, but not too much to where it loses too much power...it feels more maneuverable and you can really whip the frame around to create some spin...overall it is cool to get a new racquet with slightly different spec, but in the end i think everything kind of evens out and its a great frame that isnt too different from the old one...i think the biggest difference would be it just feels a little lighter

Thats just Babolat QC...

RackofSlamb · 01-22-2013, 02:02 PM

I heart dead poly....lol

db10s · 01-22-2013, 02:10 PM

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I heart dead poly....lol

Long term... Its not all that great for you....

djdannyj25 · 01-22-2013, 02:56 PM

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Thats just Babolat QC...

Not necessarily, I got mine from TW on spec to my GT (did the matching service), and this new APD feels a lot faster through the air for some reason.

01-22-2013, 12:37 PM	#1
RackofSlamb New User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 75	Just got a 2013 AeroPro Drive well i went ahead and bit the bullet and bought the new aeropro drive strung with a full bed of RPM blast 17g at 56 lbs.....pretty excited to play with it...anyone else have a similar set up in this racquet? would like to hear what any of you have to say...thanks __________________ Hope is not a strategy.

01-22-2013, 12:47 PM	#2
db10s Hall Of Fame Join Date: May 2012 Location: S. FL Posts: 1,974	A stiff string that won't have any tension left by the time it gets to you... In an even stiffer stick... Good luck..... Did you demo the racket? __________________ Dunlop D-Squad Member... So I'm biased towards Dunlop. Biomimetic Max 200G x3 and a few others...

01-22-2013, 01:02 PM	#5
estigma2001 New User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lima, Peru Posts: 79	well i used to play with the APD GT with a full bed of RPM Blast 17 at 50 lbs and 0 problems with the stiffness however now i´m using full bed of Solinco Tour Bite 17 (1.20) and have more feel! __________________ Vamos Carajo!!!

01-22-2013, 01:03 PM	#6
estigma2001 New User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lima, Peru Posts: 79	now i´m very anxious to play with the new APD 2013! __________________ Vamos Carajo!!!

01-22-2013, 01:18 PM	#12
RackofSlamb New User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 75	when i put the RPM blast in my pure drive and took my first swing, i was unsure if it was even going to be playable, but i think after an hour or two it kinda of broke in the string and made it a little more playable __________________ Hope is not a strategy.