Carlos Alcaraz is using a stock Pure aero vs

[pico]

Specs have been leaked. They changed the string pattern in density

also read that it will be softer

 

[TennisManiac]

Specs have been leaked. They changed the string pattern in density

Hopefully it's not going to be to tight. It was already pretty tight being a 16x20 in a 98 square inch head.

 

[TennisManiac]

also read that it will be softer

I was hoping it would be. This sounds nice. But not to soft. We still need some power from this frame.

 

[buttercluck]

Specs have been leaked. They changed the string pattern in density

Do you have a link for the new PA98 specs?

 

[Lambsscroll]

The current flex is perfect for my game. More importantly where it flexes. My blades (v5) have a similar flex but in a different area.

 

[MatthewH.]

are the blades softer and more comfy than the vs?

 

[pico]

are the blades softer and more comfy than the vs?

Yes

 

[Lambsscroll]

TW sold out of the PAVS, lol

 

[marceloriosfan]

we dont know his specs then, besides he is not 17 anymore, he has put almost 10 kg in and is much stronger now, can the number one in the world be the pro player with the lightest frame?

Fritz is 299 grams

 

[Slicehand]

Fritz is 299 grams

Yeah sure, you should check your facts

 

[marceloriosfan]

Yeah sure, you should check your facts

sorry, 299 unstrung

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[Lambsscroll]

Holy cow! I didn't check the boards for few days and got some hurt feelings . First of all I was joking, I guess I know who the real trolls are, so relax. I’ve been busy so didn’t get to post the rest of the pics. If you check my previous posts I’ve contributed with plenty to this forum. What’s up with this entitled attitude anyways… I don’t need credit from a forum of nobodies, I’m here to learn and share.
I’ll post the pics tomorrow, just easier to do it on pc instead of my phone.
Measured specs - 330g 32.2cm L4 with og

So the confirmed spec I got from babolat which was unstrung is def correct. Balance could be off by .1mm but the swing weight could be matching.

The person that has it was ultra protective of the frame so I couldn’t take it for swingweight measurement but I’m guessing 325~ ish. My modded VS is 331g 32.7cm 333sw. So I’ve measured 6 VS Aeros frames so far and I can tell you the quality control is really good all 6 were within 5g or less. So I can tell you by the 6 frames that it is possible to get a stock frame at this spec but it’ll be by pure chance. No silicone in the handle or lead under the head bumper. He grips the over grip really tight so the grip didn’t feel that big. Ive transitioned from a L4 to L2 over the years, kind of makes me curious to try it out again with new tech.

cheers!

almost forgot Rpm blast 1.30mm 25k/23kg

Here you go!

This is really close to retail specs.

 

[Rafedovic]

This is really close to retail specs.

Thank you

 

[bobeeto]

Regardless of what carlitos is using I think it’s the saddest thing ever that bab could have a 61 RA pure drive floating around and I’ll never get to try it

 

[taylor15]

Regardless of what carlitos is using I think it’s the saddest thing ever that bab could have a 61 RA pure drive floating around and I’ll never get to try it

If you watch the site that sells pro stock racquets you can see them pop up from time to time. Only problem is you have to pay to play

 

[lidoazndiabloboi]

No dots on the new version?

 

[TennisManiac]

No dots on the new version?

They look sweet!

 

[pico]

They look sweet!

They could even be lower RA!

 

[TennisManiac]

They could even be lower RA!

I'm hoping like 65. That would be perfecto!

 

[Cas]

No dots on the new version?

Seems like it! Lost the spin grommets too while Rune and Alcaraz kept theirs

 

[lidoazndiabloboi]

Seems like it! Lost the spin grommets too while Rune and Alcaraz kept theirs

Sorry, could you explain what you mean? The grommets look the same to me.

 

[HeavyHitter]

If you check the Racquet section on the forums, Babolat_official has confirmed that the Pure Aero 98 will keep all of the same specs as the VS (beam width, string spacing,swingweight, stiffness, etc). The only change they're making is the grommets at 12 and 6. Retangle "spin" grommets are gone. And maybe some sprinkles of "flax fibers" in the hoop for marketing reasons, ofcourse.

 

[Lambsscroll]

I may just have to stock up on grommets even though i never scrape the ground.

 

[TennisManiac]

If you check the Racquet section on the forums, Babolat_official has confirmed that the Pure Aero 98 will keep all of the same specs as the VS (beam width, string spacing,swingweight, stiffness, etc). The only change they're making is the grommets at 12 and 6. Retangle "spin" grommets are gone. And maybe some sprinkles of "flax fibers" in the hoop for marketing reasons, ofcourse.

Same stiffness? I thought maybe it would have a slightly lower RA.

 

[TennisManiac]

If you check the Racquet section on the forums, Babolat_official has confirmed that the Pure Aero 98 will keep all of the same specs as the VS (beam width, string spacing,swingweight, stiffness, etc). The only change they're making is the grommets at 12 and 6. Retangle "spin" grommets are gone. And maybe some sprinkles of "flax fibers" in the hoop for marketing reasons, ofcourse.

What thread are you referring to? I can't find it.

 

[Lambsscroll]

Holy cow! I didn't check the boards for few days and got some hurt feelings . First of all I was joking, I guess I know who the real trolls are, so relax. I’ve been busy so didn’t get to post the rest of the pics. If you check my previous posts I’ve contributed with plenty to this forum. What’s up with this entitled attitude anyways… I don’t need credit from a forum of nobodies, I’m here to learn and share.
I’ll post the pics tomorrow, just easier to do it on pc instead of my phone.
Measured specs - 330g 32.2cm L4 with og

So the confirmed spec I got from babolat which was unstrung is def correct. Balance could be off by .1mm but the swing weight could be matching.

The person that has it was ultra protective of the frame so I couldn’t take it for swingweight measurement but I’m guessing 325~ ish. My modded VS is 331g 32.7cm 333sw. So I’ve measured 6 VS Aeros frames so far and I can tell you the quality control is really good all 6 were within 5g or less. So I can tell you by the 6 frames that it is possible to get a stock frame at this spec but it’ll be by pure chance. No silicone in the handle or lead under the head bumper. He grips the over grip really tight so the grip didn’t feel that big. Ive transitioned from a L4 to L2 over the years, kind of makes me curious to try it out again with new tech.

cheers!

almost forgot Rpm blast 1.30mm 25k/23kg

Here you go!

Alcaraz still has the rectangular grommets at 6 and 12.

 

[HeavyHitter]

What thread are you referring to? I can't find it.

Bonjour from Babolat: Part Trois

 

[HeavyHitter]

Alcaraz still has the rectangular grommets at 6 and 12.

Maybe the new grommets weren't ready for the PJ frame or Carlos doesn't want to make the change mid season.

 

[Lambsscroll]

Maybe the new grommets weren't ready for the PJ frame or Carlos doesn't want to make the change mid season.

or he likes the spin grommets

 

[vsbabolat]

Yes one of Alcaraz's friends confirmed the information to Jonas, if you don't believe in this kind of informations from a credible guy like Jonas, I don't know what this Forum would be for, normally all the informations here must be wrong unless you try by yourself the player's racket and that you measure the characteristics with your machines. Jonas was at Nadal's academy last week and he was able to get a lot of informations.

Be he trains at Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy in Valencia. If you said he was at the JCF Academy then that would make sense

 

[flyhome]

I believe Holger is using stock as well. I got a hold of a racket of his with a slight crack and it felt exactly like stock VS. No lead tape insight. And felt as light as a normal babolat.

Rune's specs in Sanremo this year were 337gr, 32.6cm balance and 335.5 sw (with overgrip and a thick plastic film to protect the overgrip). The information comes from the official tournament stringer

 

[Jouke]

Rune's specs in Sanremo this year were 337gr, 32.6cm balance and 335.5 sw (with overgrip and a thick plastic film to protect the overgrip). The information comes from the official tournament stringer

Thats weird, earlier his specs leaked and it was a beeefy frame. 350 SW or something.

 

[McEncock]

Rune's specs in Sanremo this year were 337gr, 32.6cm balance and 335.5 sw (with overgrip and a thick plastic film to protect the overgrip). The information comes from the official tournament stringer

Very weird, his unstrung sw was 320 unstrung
Which is 355+ SW strung with 16g poly

 

[flyhome]

this is what he posted Just After Sanremo's Challenger, and he Is a very good and professional stringer.

 

[TennisManiac]

this is what he posted Just After Sanremo's Challenger, and he Is a very good and professional stringer.

I'm not buying it.

 

[Mischko]

It was probably posted elsewhere, but what were the other specs, RPM Blast 1.25 or 1.30, tension? That's 3 separate questions

 

[Aestheticsaboveallelse]

I'm not buying it.

But are you selling it?

 

[TennisManiac]

But are you selling it?

Nope

 

[pico]

323-325 would be my guess.

I just got a PAVS. 332g w/ OG, O dampener, and Tour Hex 1.23. It has a 324 SW. The 16G RPM in Alvarez’s racquet probably bumps it a smidge over mine.

How does it play with a full bed of Tour Hex?

 

[pico]

Is he still playing it stock?

 

[iceman_dl6]

Is he still playing it stock?

From the close up shots since he is back in 2023, the spin grommets on the 6 center mains from the VS are now gone. So it seems he actually switched to the new PA98.

 

[iceman_dl6]

From Gettyimages

 

[lidoazndiabloboi]

 

[pico]

spin grommets? I cant tell

 

[lidoazndiabloboi]

spin grommets? I cant tell

Looks like the Pure Aero 98 circular grommets. No longer the oval spin grommets

 

[pico]

I looked at some of his pics in this thread:

Carlos Alcaraz with pure aero VS in 2021

Where are the experts TTW resident stringers with the confirmed info about his racket specs? Why is this being kept top secret?

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

and it seems to my eye that he didn't have spin grommets even on the original paintjob racquet there. I feel I read somewhere that some pros don't use the Babolat spin grommets.

 

[glenWs]

I don’t care what Babolat spec he plays. Babolat pays him to play that plastic piece of crap.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

I have to wonder if Carlos will at some point make a switch. He's had elbow issues and he's not using an elbow friendly stick or set up. He's 19 years old and over the last 1.5 years he's had ice packs, sleeves, etc. covering his elbow multiple times.

It would be a concern if he's using the VS in stock form still with Elbow issues. I haven't nor have used RPM blast. Stringing it at 55/52 is what his tension reportedly is - is this a stiff string?

Novak uses a very soft flexible stick. So does murray and their frames are quite heavy yet apparently still arm/elbow friendly.

 

[iceman_dl6]

I looked at some of his pics in this thread:

Carlos Alcaraz with pure aero VS in 2021

Where are the experts TTW resident stringers with the confirmed info about his racket specs? Why is this being kept top secret?

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

and it seems to my eye that he didn't have spin grommets even on the original paintjob racquet there. I feel I read somewhere that some pros don't use the Babolat spin grommets.

Pico, I DO see the spin grommets (oblong shape on the 6 center mains) on the close up shots in the link you provided. Alcaraz always had those grommets when he used the PAVS and continued to have them even after the paintjob change at the Montreal Masters in early August 2022.

It’s only when he finally returned from injury in Rio and Buenos Aires 2023 that he is playing with the standard 2023 Pure Aero 98 grommets, which has me believing that he finally switched to the new version.

 

[pico]

Pico, I DO see the spin grommets (oblong shape on the 6 center mains) on the close up shots in the link you provided. Alcaraz always had those grommets when he used the PAVS and continued to have them even after the paintjob change at the Montreal Masters in early August 2022.

It’s only when he finally returned from injury in Rio and Buenos Aires 2023 that he is playing with the standard 2023 Pure Aero 98 grommets, which has me believing that he finally switched to the new version.

I see. I guess he needed something softer.