Babolat PD 110 vs. Prince Speedport Blue

[10SRKT]

I currently play with a several-year-old Dunlop 700G (headsize 110). Demo-ing some new racquets and I'm liking the Prince Speedport Blue and the Babolat Pure Drive 110 w/ cortex. Pros and cons of either? I also like the Speedport Red.

I have on and off tendonitis so don't want a head heavy racquet. I'm a female 3.0-hoping-to-become-3.5 player, and I play doubles 3-4 times a week.

Thanks!

 

[10SRKT]

Anybody???

 

[Nellie]

I think the Babolat PD OS is a better racquet with which to grow because it has better control that the Speedport Blue. Specifically, I think the Blue is hard to volley - it seems to be more of a racquet to stay behind the baseline and poke at balls. On the other hand, I like the Red a lot for doubles. it is light, and has a good feel, and allows you to put good spin on the ball.

 

[jazar]

the pure drive 100 and the speedport blue are the same headsize, but due to the speedports the prince has a much larger sweetspot, and hence lacks control in comparison. in the prince line, maybe the speedport red and the ozone 7 would be better. they have a smaller headsize than the pd 100, but the larger sweetspot compensates for that