Babolats Pure Drive Problem

El Nino · 10-27-2012, 07:32 AM

Well with Clijsters and Roddick retiring. Babolats lost some of their TWO most marketable players. They were also both Pure drive users. Now Babolat can advertise the Pure Drive With Errani, Radwanska and Li Na but that would make one of the most male used rackets with an aggressive paintjob into a Chick Stick. Since ARod has retired, abio Fognini is the next highest ranked player. Unless he cracks top 25, He not gonna be that popular with the less extreme-tennis-followers. So do Babolat get someone like Tsonga and sign a top 20 pro to use at least a Pure Drive paint job or will the legendary Racket be classed a chick stick like the 2000-2010 Yonex rackets ?

Ico · 10-27-2012, 09:08 AM

I've always wondered why Babolat uses Nadal and Tsonga for the APD. Let Nadal keep the shiny yellow racquet and move Tsonga to the Pure Drive paintjob.

Clay lover · 10-27-2012, 09:19 AM

The thing is, Tsonga DOES ACTUALLY use an APD. You can't really paintjob away the aero beams.

El Nino · 10-27-2012, 10:11 AM

Can't They Mold the throat like they done with DelPo's 2013 Steam??

Nikuz · 10-27-2012, 12:33 PM

benneteau?

cmb · 10-27-2012, 12:39 PM

he can switch to the pure drive....we all know that Novak paints his custom frames anyway...just throw a pure drive PJ on there! haha wouldnt that be funny??

andymaratkimi · 10-27-2012, 04:14 PM

What about Isner who wears Lacoste looks just like bigger Andy Roddick?

Adidas_Anderson · 10-27-2012, 05:10 PM

Fognini switched to Aeropro Drive or Aero Storm , not sure lol

db10s · 10-27-2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by andymaratkimi

What about Isner who wears Lacoste looks just like bigger Andy Roddick?

I wonder how much more time he has left with Prince..... And then its open season.

tommyfr · 10-27-2012, 07:53 PM

Isnt Babolat one of the very few companies that dont do paint jobs. What you see is what you get. Players have the retail versions.

They should be honored for that and not encouraged to change that policy.

mctennis · 10-27-2012, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyfr

Isnt Babolat one of the very few companies that dont do paint jobs. What you see is what you get. Players have the retail versions.

They should be honored for that and not encouraged to change that policy.

I don't believe this is true. I think Babolat does use pj's on the pro's racquets. I believe there are posts further back that have some pics to show the pj's.

Ross K · 10-27-2012, 10:53 PM

I think the OP raises a very interesting point.

Especially re the mens game and Roddick, who has flag-shipped and very successfully come to embody the PD range over this period where Babolat has gone from relative obscurity to all out global domination haha. The combination and synergy of Roddick's persona and game (and serve in particular), and the way Babolat was perceived as suddenly being 'trendy', or the 'in thing', or 'modern', contributed massively IMO to the PD's huge surge in popularity.

So, yes, who does Babolat get in now though? Who has got something not only in the being a brilliant, top tier player sense, but also in the charisma sense?

As said before, Tsonga would have been the one that springs to mind. I can't help but think surely an eye-wateringly excessive sum, and the promise of being the main no. 1 face of the PD (as opposed to the no. 2 face of the APD behind Rafa), might get Willy-Jo onboard with the PD.

You would have thought that Babolat are targeting the up-coming star junior players, top new pro's etc, though that's largely in the hands of the gods re how well they'll ultimately do.

Whatever. Fognini (?), Benneteau, etc. You can't see them helping to shift many PDs, can you?

Stevo Karlovic · 10-28-2012, 12:17 AM

This is a very interesting and well thought observation. I think now is a perfect time for Babolat to nurse Marcos Baghdatis's endorsement wounds and arm him with the Pure Drive. Baggy is likable and fun to watch. He's also playing damn good tenno again and still considered a very dangerous, top-25 type player. Otherwise, they can mortgage the farm on the dreadfully dull, Samwise Querrey. Yikes.

El Nino · 10-28-2012, 03:18 AM

I wasl also thinking about the Pure Storm Too, no one apart from Stosur, Gilraldo and Harrison. So a suggestion for babolat is to endorse their rackets something like this:

Aeropro Drive- Rafa and Errani (Both clay courters, racket suits playing style perfectly)

Pure Drive- Li Na and Isner, Tsonga Or Querrey (Why Would They Let Radwanska Endorse a Pure Drive!? I think she does well with the lite rackets as lot of Junior Girls Use it too) Anyway I would go with Tsonga as he has a big serve and forehand and pure drive are made for big hitters.

Pure Storm- Stosur and Harrison and Bagdathis or Haas. Pure Storm doesn't have the marketing of The PD or APD. It a pretty All rounded Advanced racket like the Prestige and Blade range. I think Haas would be more marketable but he not a safe investment as he's hasn't got a many years in him. So Bagdathis would be a safer bet and he's not endorsing a racket so the would do quite well. Harrison is a future star so he does well too.

Babolat should make another Racket Line with specs like a Head Radical, Pros like Radwasnka and Fognini could endorse it. I would get Babolat out of that Power and spin mode of rackets and make one with more versatile and Control. -El Niño

themitchmann · 10-28-2012, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by db10s

I wonder how much more time he has left with Prince..... And then its open season.

He's with them for at least another year.

ductrung3993 · 10-28-2012, 04:36 AM

Roger will switch to the Pure Drive for a sexier bigger cortex head and conquer his 20th GS.

Ross K · 10-28-2012, 12:01 PM

Still slightly bugs me that Wozi got poached by Yonex. Mind you, her form's hardly been scintillating since then.

Ross K · 10-28-2012, 12:18 PM

Ah, now that's a whole lot better...

sundaypunch · 10-28-2012, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommyfr

Isnt Babolat one of the very few companies that dont do paint jobs. What you see is what you get. Players have the retail versions.

They should be honored for that and not encouraged to change that policy.

This isn't correct. Nadal uses a paint job as well as Roddick. They are the same as every other company. If a pro doesn't want to use the retail version they just paint the old one to look like the new version.

Nostradamus · 10-28-2012, 02:27 PM

Roger Federer said he will be switching to Pure drives soon. He needs the power since he is getting old.

10-27-2012, 07:32 AM	#1
El Nino Rookie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Cairo Posts: 103	Babolats Pure Drive Problem Well with Clijsters and Roddick retiring. Babolats lost some of their TWO most marketable players. They were also both Pure drive users. Now Babolat can advertise the Pure Drive With Errani, Radwanska and Li Na but that would make one of the most male used rackets with an aggressive paintjob into a Chick Stick. Since ARod has retired, abio Fognini is the next highest ranked player. Unless he cracks top 25, He not gonna be that popular with the less extreme-tennis-followers. So do Babolat get someone like Tsonga and sign a top 20 pro to use at least a Pure Drive paint job or will the legendary Racket be classed a chick stick like the 2000-2010 Yonex rackets ? __________________ Biography: 2 x Head Speed 300 With Babolat Pro Hurricane @ 57 pounds

10-27-2012, 10:11 AM	#4
El Nino Rookie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Cairo Posts: 103	Can't They Mold the throat like they done with DelPo's 2013 Steam?? __________________ Biography: 2 x Head Speed 300 With Babolat Pro Hurricane @ 57 pounds

10-27-2012, 05:10 PM	#8
Adidas_Anderson Semi-Pro Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 405	Fognini switched to Aeropro Drive or Aero Storm , not sure lol __________________ Head TGT 238.4 YOUTEK PRESTIGE MP , Prince Beast XP@52lbs W:???,Balance:???, Tourna Original grip , Djokovic Dampener

10-27-2012, 10:53 PM	#12
Ross K Legend Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,759	I think the OP raises a very interesting point. Especially re the mens game and Roddick, who has flag-shipped and very successfully come to embody the PD range over this period where Babolat has gone from relative obscurity to all out global domination haha. The combination and synergy of Roddick's persona and game (and serve in particular), and the way Babolat was perceived as suddenly being 'trendy', or the 'in thing', or 'modern', contributed massively IMO to the PD's huge surge in popularity. So, yes, who does Babolat get in now though? Who has got something not only in the being a brilliant, top tier player sense, but also in the charisma sense? As said before, Tsonga would have been the one that springs to mind. I can't help but think surely an eye-wateringly excessive sum, and the promise of being the main no. 1 face of the PD (as opposed to the no. 2 face of the APD behind Rafa), might get Willy-Jo onboard with the PD. You would have thought that Babolat are targeting the up-coming star junior players, top new pro's etc, though that's largely in the hands of the gods re how well they'll ultimately do. Whatever. Fognini (?), Benneteau, etc. You can't see them helping to shift many PDs, can you? __________________ Steam 99s

10-28-2012, 12:17 AM	#13
Stevo Karlovic Rookie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Phila, PA Posts: 112	This is a very interesting and well thought observation. I think now is a perfect time for Babolat to nurse Marcos Baghdatis's endorsement wounds and arm him with the Pure Drive. Baggy is likable and fun to watch. He's also playing damn good tenno again and still considered a very dangerous, top-25 type player. Otherwise, they can mortgage the farm on the dreadfully dull, Samwise Querrey. Yikes. __________________ PACIFIC XFast Pro 100 Xcite 16L/Tough Gut 16L