calling all Aeropro Drive ORiginal and Cortex Owners

[Pinkskunk]

Hi Folks

I bought a backup aeropro cortext from TW back in August 2010 and today i weigh that one and the one i have for 5 years and the original Aeropro drive w/o cortext w/o GT and here they are:

Original Aeropro Drive None-Cortex none-gt = 11.2

New Cortex = 10.9

Older Cortex = 10.7

All measurements are in oz, none of the rackets are GT model.

2 questions:

1) why are the different in weight for the 2 cortex rackets?
2) I always thought the Aeropro and the cortext are about the same weigh?
3) I thought the Cortext specs is 11+ ounces, why are mine only weigh under 11oz???

 

[Aggro]

Sounds about normal weights for any rackets.

All rackets differ in weight - just depends on luck how close you get 2 together

 

[sandiegoman]

Did you weight them with strings or without?

 

[flashfire276]

It can be Babolat's quality control. QC can range anywhere from + or - 7 grams of the noted weight. That's about 0.25 ounces right there.

And remember, strings do play a large role in weight. When you look at TW, they list the estimated strung weight, while the throat states the unstrung weight. So keep that in mind too.

 

[Pinkskunk]

yes i have the string on all of them so i guess each string weighs differently?

 

[user92626]

LOL, pinks

My 3 year old apdc weighs pretty light, too, around 305 gr or ~11 oz. But then it was an apdc+ cut to be standard apdc. Strung with 17g string.

I subsequently bought several more apdcs but none weighed like it so I sold them all away.

I'm getting very very used to its weight and play superbly with it.

 

[SirGounder]

Different types of grips/overgrips can mess with the weight slightly too.