Babolat Pure Aero Banana Standard or Babolat Pure Aero Banana Tour?

[nochuola]

Alright, I'll stop saying banana. I recently demoed the Pure Aero, as I am looking for a more easy power easy spin racquet for those times near the end of a hitting session when I just want to be lazy and stay at the baseline and hit deep topspin heavy rallies. First hit with it was terrible as I couldn't get used to the 330mm balance and light weight. I then added 10g in the buttcap and 3g near the bottom of the throat. I ended up with 339g, 322mm balance, 329 SW. The weighted up Pure Aero felt exactly like what I was looking for. Easy power, easy spin, easy depth. After confirming that I can gel with the Pure Aero, I went on TW, and as I was about to place my order, I realize there is a Pure Aero Tour with almost the exact specs as the Pure Aero post-customization (335g 322.6mm, 327SW).

Hence my question: Should I get the standard Pure Aero and customize it to my specs while adding a bit more weight than I'd like to (I don't really like adding more than 6g of customization), or trust the Pure Aero Tour which I didn't actually get to try, but the spec is pretty much exactly what I ended up with unintentionally?

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Maybe someone can confirm or correct me - I'm sure they will - but I'm pretty sure the Tour models are the same frames as the 300g variations with weight added after baking.

 

[thelimfactor]

Maybe someone can confirm or correct me - I'm sure they will - but I'm pretty sure the Tour models are the same frames as the 300g variations with weight added after baking.

If there is a racket which suits your specs then go with that. Why customize if the specs in Aero Tour are to your liking? Unless there is some variable which is specific to a particular model which is unable to replicate in another. It would be great for your to test the Areo Tour if at all possible, as it is so subjective.

The advantage of customizing your self is that if you want to tweak at a later stage, it maybe easier to, especially if wanting to remove weight.

Happy hitting!

 

[jmacdaununder2]

I agree; I’ve actually registered my disappointment re the apparent demise of the PDT+ as I’d rather not have to add so much extra weight to a 300g PD+. Also always found it annoying that there is no PAT+ or PST+.

 

[DTennis3]

I agree; I’ve actually registered my disappointment re the apparent demise of the PDT+ as I’d rather not have to add so much extra weight to a 300g PD+. Also always found it annoying that there is no PAT+ or PST+.

Seems like the market for extended racquets has faded in recent years. I'm sure at some point in the future there will be a trend where they are popular again and manufactures are all but forced to put them back in the line. I'd guess that 95% of shops don't carry the extended racquets which doesn't help demand so the few sales that do occur are through the 3(4-5 to be generous) online guys. We have 2 pretty good tennis specialty stores in my city and neither of them carry any extended racquets in-stock; one has demos but that's it and no chance any of the clubs have them available.

 

[michael valek]

Standard pure aero and customise in my opinion. Unless you are super strong (and you may well be), the pure aero kind of loses it’s point if you slow down the swing. Swing away and let it do it’s work. Don’t slow it down and try to turn it into something else. Standard PA plus 2-4g of weight at the top is plenty in my experience.

 

[DTennis3]

Alright, I'll stop saying banana. I recently demoed the Pure Aero, as I am looking for a more easy power easy spin racquet for those times near the end of a hitting session when I just want to be lazy and stay at the baseline and hit deep topspin heavy rallies. First hit with it was terrible as I couldn't get used to the 330mm balance and light weight. I then added 10g in the buttcap and 3g near the bottom of the throat. I ended up with 339g, 322mm balance, 329 SW. The weighted up Pure Aero felt exactly like what I was looking for. Easy power, easy spin, easy depth. After confirming that I can gel with the Pure Aero, I went on TW, and as I was about to place my order, I realize there is a Pure Aero Tour with almost the exact specs as the Pure Aero post-customization (335g 322.6mm, 327SW).

Hence my question: Should I get the standard Pure Aero and customize it to my specs while adding a bit more weight than I'd like to (I don't really like adding more than 6g of customization), or trust the Pure Aero Tour which I didn't actually get to try, but the spec is pretty much exactly what I ended up with unintentionally?

I haven't personally hit the PA Tour but if it's close to your specs I'd think that would be the winner. I have a buddy who is a current power 5 collegiate player and was in the previous version Pure Strike 16x19 but weighted it up quite a bit which despite trying to maintain the proper balance was always a bit off. They now have a Tour version of the Pure Strike as well so he made the switch to it rather than sticking with the 16x19 as it required less customization and he was able to easily keep it close to the stock balance.