babolat pure drive lite more weight

[staticshock10]

After a long time away from tennis, I came back and picked up my rackets that were around 11.5-12 oz. I was constantly getting sore arms. Didn't help that I would also swing angrily because I was frustrated with not getting consistent hits like I use to. I thought it was the weight of the rackets, so I bought a couple light rackets. Took the time to realize that I was just not working on my form. Since then I've played with Babolat Pure Drive Lite (9.5oz) and Diadem Elevate V2 Lite (10.3oz). I recently gave those rackets to a friend to string but he has been quite busy and so as I. In the meantime, I couldn't go without playing so I picked up my beloved Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX with old strings. I was so surprised how well I played, which very well could have been due to better form. I have also transitioned into a one handed backhand since coming back and the extra weight just provides significant stability. Alas, I think I may just keep the Pro Staff as part of my collection. Now that we are in the cold season (no indoor courts nearby), I've held off on my Diadem Elevate, which is my preffered setup. Just got my Babolat Pure Drive Lite strung with Yonex Poly Tour Rev. I really like the pop I get from service and the forehand is manageable, but I'm not getting enough stability for my backhand. On this racket, how should I distribute weighted tape to increase stability and put more weight behind my shots?

 

[danbrenner]

Sell it and get the standard version For starters. Then add weight at 3 and 9 and along the handle or as needed

 

[Donmikan]

Here is what i wrote recently on a very similar topic:

Well i did use a blade v8 16x19 until it broke, but i had added a lot of weight to the hoop. In stock form it was too weak for me. Now i have a Head Graphene Radical Rev, 280g, 335 sw stock.

You can in a way compensate for higher swingweight with lower weight, keeping the same swing speed but getting more effective mass on the ball. Thats the direction my racket journey is going in.

If you would like to try out this setup, speed mp gets you moving slightly in that direction without lead, but there are also Pro Staff 97UL and Babolat Pure Drive Lite and Super Lite to which you can add lead tape at 3 and 9 or at 12 to get to 330SW. But even if you go to 340-350SW, racket head speed wont differ that much from say a 350g, 320sw racket, while being a more efficient racket.

Weight in the hoop greatly increases hittingweight, which is exactly what you said you wanted: more weight interacting with the ball during the hit. The more swingweight you add, the more hittingweight you will get, and with it more stability.