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I read his review. Wondering if others played with it and compared the two racquets in stock form also. Gino plays with a weighed up 370g Pure Strike Tour.paging @gino, who made some comparisons in his playtest here and in subsequent posts:
Tennis Warehouse Playtest: Babolat Pure Strike 2024 (98 16x19 and 100 16x20)
Yeah, we don’t know or keep up with which racquet you have so really helpful you mention :)
I’ve almost moved over to the v14 pro staff 97. The strike tour keeps calling me back because of its free power. I’ve got the pro staff 97 up to like 360g with a lot of lead in the upper hoop under the bumper, so that evens out the power discrepancy a bit. I’m a Wilson guy at heart, the pro staff and Wilson feel is simply home base for me. The strike tour remains a more viable option for the modern baseline game and unless you’re like me and come forward often I’d likely still defer to the strike tour as general advice
I’m an all-court player in singles, but often finish +1 shots from the baseline and don’t need to come to net too much. In doubles, I come to net whenever possible. I actually have always loved volleying with the PST both in Gen 1 and 3. Then again I have rarely disliked volleying with any racquet above 11.5 ozs.
If you’re a player who deploys a lot of short patterns of play, the pro staff is worth a look because of the higher degree of precision from that string bed. I feel like I can hit a dime with the pro staff moreso then the strike tour because that stringbed is so reliable. Wilson really nailed the string spacing with that one imo. Otherwise I’d look at the gravity pro as another great option imho for all court play / reliability in the stringbed for swinging out on groundies .. also Wilson blade pro 18 mains; that’s an underrated stick
Thanks for the suggestions. I’m not looking to change sticks as I love my PST! Just more of a curiosity.
