Carlos Alcaraz is using a stock Pure aero vs

danbrenner

Legend
Here are Carlos's unstrung specs, and they are remarkably unremarkable!

Pure Aero VS, grip 4 (4 ½) with RPM Blast 130 (don't know tension)

Weight: 305g

Balance: 317mm

Swing weight: 293

Josh

So if these are his acutal stick specs unstrung. what would be his specs strung? weight bal and sw? thanks in advance
i just ordered one so id love to know where Carlos specs are strung.
 

lidoazndiabloboi

Hall of Fame
Here are Carlos's unstrung specs, and they are remarkably unremarkable!

Pure Aero VS, grip 4 (4 ½) with RPM Blast 130 (don't know tension)

Weight: 305g

Balance: 317mm

Swing weight: 293

Josh

So if these are his acutal stick specs unstrung. what would be his specs strung? weight bal and sw? thanks in advance
i just ordered one so id love to know where Carlos specs are strung.

This is an approximate spec, strung with overgrip.
W: 328g
B: 3.23 cm
SW: 325
 

danbrenner

Legend
so doesn anyone also know if he uses some lead tape /?? how much and where. ? cause it would seem he beefs this up a little bit. im guessing in the handle. being that his strung bal is about 6pts.
 

staryugi

Rookie
so doesn anyone also know if he uses some lead tape /?? how much and where. ? cause it would seem he beefs this up a little bit. im guessing in the handle. being that his strung bal is about 6pts.
when we say unstrung spec 305 gr it means that it's the stock racquet whiteout lead tape
 

lidoazndiabloboi

Hall of Fame
16g RPM blast adds 39 SW points to my Boom Pro (98 sq inch / 16x19)

It's safe to imagine that it could add 40 SW points in a 16x20 pattern

So Carlito's strung SW could be 333!
39 seems a little too high. What method are you using for calculating SW? I gotten 34 on before, but in this case I calculated with 32.
 

Wheelz

Hall of Fame
16g RPM blast adds 39 SW points to my Boom Pro (98 sq inch / 16x19)

It's safe to imagine that it could add 40 SW points in a 16x20 pattern

So Carlito's strung SW could be 333!
Thank you. That’s what I’ve been saying in other thread but I was just assuming based on 1.25 weight. The 1.25 is already heavy. 16x20. It adds up. Seems like average wise a lot of the young guys fall into the 330-340 space
 

mad dog1

G.O.A.T.
16g RPM blast adds 39 SW points to my Boom Pro (98 sq inch / 16x19)

It's safe to imagine that it could add 40 SW points in a 16x20 pattern

So Carlito's strung SW could be 333!
39 seems a little too high. What method are you using for calculating SW? I gotten 34 on before, but in this case I calculated with 32.
I have the racquet…I have the string…I have a Briffidi…I will find out exactly how much 1.30 RPM blast adds to the SW on the next string job! :)
 

fox

Professional
I'm the "guy" that gave the specs to Jonas initially. I got the specs from @Babolat Official here on the forums. Looks like Jonas double confirmed from Carlito's friend as well. Shows you that you don't need to be obsessing about pro's specs so much. I've been playing with the VS since Jan and its an amazing frame.
All TennisNerd career is based on copy paste from here so
:-D
 

HitMoreBHs

Professional
All TennisNerd career is based on copy paste from here so
:-D
He’s trying very hard to change this impression by taking great pains to highlight information he gets via Patreon, Insta, stringers etc. He rarely mentions TTW, but we all know he still comes here for lots of his info and topic ideas.
 

ls206

Professional
He may have big hands, but his forehand and serve technique is clean and simple without any superfluous racquet manipulation. This means he doesn’t need the same flexibility in his wrist as say Nadal or even Federer that would be gained from a smaller grip size. IMO of course
 
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om panda

Rookie
Hey may have big hands, but his forehand and serve technique is clean and simple without any superfluous racquet manipulation. This means he doesn’t need the same flexibility in his wrist as say Nadal or even Federer that would be gained from a smaller grip size. IMO of course

Yes, that grip size might as well tell some stories about his technique and how he swung his racket. Bigger grip lead to steadier hand but less wrist snap.

Anyway, grip size doesn't depend on height. I am 174cm but need to use 4 1/2 grip with 1 thin og.
 

iceman_dl6

Professional
Yes, that grip size might as well tell some stories about his technique and how he swung his racket. Bigger grip lead to steadier hand but less wrist snap.

Anyway, grip size doesn't depend on height. I am 174cm but need to use 4 1/2 grip with 1 thin og.

Same here, 4 1/2 grip with leather and 1 og. As a former 4 3/8 user, the larger grip helps with my volleys. For Alcaraz, his 4 1/2 grip size makes sense as he is capable of playing an all-court game.
 

KYHacker

Professional
Larger grip has more to do with where his fingers land on the bevels than wrist snap. Smaller=more wrist snap is mostly myth. What smaller usually really equals is a slightly more western grip. How Eastern v. Semi-Western v. Western determines the mechanics not the grip size.
 

slipgrip93

Professional
Twistweight for the Pure Aero VS , at least the prior reported models is a bit above average at 14.6
(TWU twistweight listing)
(Fed's old k90 tw at 12.51, then RF97 v13 at 13.97; Del Potro's k61 95 tw at 12.9 ; )

So the PA vs' swingweight (unstrung?) reported at 321 if added to strung , combined with the 14.6 twistweight could lead to a decent plow combo. And the possibility of unseen weight tape under the top bumper guard, or in the handle.
 
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MRfStop

Hall of Fame
No place or time for stupid comments here, let serious people discuss it, get out of here!
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Turbo-87

G.O.A.T.
With all due respect, confirmed from where? I read a couple of the other threads but only saw tennisnerd and “one of his friends“. Not arguing just want to confirm before I buy one, thanks in advance
Wait, your decision is based on what he uses for a grip size and not what actually fits your own hand?
 

slipgrip93

Professional
Same here, 4 1/2 grip with leather and 1 og. As a former 4 3/8 user, the larger grip helps with my volleys. For Alcaraz, his 4 1/2 grip size makes sense as he is capable of playing an all-court game.
Larger grip has more to do with where his fingers land on the bevels than wrist snap. Smaller=more wrist snap is mostly myth. What smaller usually really equals is a slightly more western grip. How Eastern v. Semi-Western v. Western determines the mechanics not the grip size.

This video, interestingly, mentions Rafa' smaller grip size compared to Djokovic's larger 4 1/2 grip size:
( "Rafa's grip size" & comparing Djokovic's twistweight and swingweight )
 

y0035215

Rookie
I have to ask a stupid question.

Alcaraz does not use a basic grip tape. The VS should then weigh around 290 g stock form unstrung, at least mine did ...!?

I find this very confusing when we talk about 305 g unstrung and there ist no grip tape.
 

HeavyHitter

Rookie
I have to ask a stupid question.

Alcaraz does not use a basic grip tape. The VS should then weigh around 290 g stock form unstrung, at least mine did ...!?

I find this very confusing when we talk about 305 g unstrung and there ist no grip tape.
Whats a grip tape?? Unstrung spec posted is without any strings and without an overgrip. We don't know for sure if its completely stock or slightly modified. I have 4 VS frames and they were all under 305g. My friend got 2 VS frames that were 308g from the factory. There can be some variances from the factory, this happens with all brands.
 

y0035215

Rookie
Thanks for the clarification. I was a little unclean in my wording and I probably made the wrong assumption that Alcaraz plays exclusively with overgrip without the Bab Syntec Pro
Grip. Which would also mean less weight.
 

KYHacker

Professional
Twistweight for the Pure Aero VS , at least the prior reported models is a bit above average at 14.6
(TWU twistweight listing)
(Fed's old k90 tw at 12.51, then RF97 v13 at 13.97; Del Potro's k61 95 tw at 12.9 ; )

So the PA vs' swingweight (unstrung?) reported at 321 if added to strung , combined with the 14.6 twistweight could lead to a decent plow combo. And the possibility of unseen weight tape under the top bumper guard, or in the handle.
There's a thread on the Iga racquet, too which has similar specs. I'm currently playing with the Iga, and mine are slightly overspec (305g unstrung) but the other specs are spot on for what she is supposed to actually be using (299-300 SW unstrung). The Iga frame has a twistweight of 14.9. 330SW and 14.9 TW make for very good plow and a lot of stability. Just from a feel perspective, the Iga frame I have has similar stability to my RF97A's but is much easier to accelerate. Comfort is a little better than the RF97A as well. I had a similar experience with the Pure Strike 16x19 that I tried. I haven't tried the Pure Aero VS, but I don't see any reason why it would be different. Definitely enough stability stock with these frames to stand up to college level pace and apparently pro-level pace if the reports here about the specs they are using are correct.
 

MRfStop

Hall of Fame
This guy is even more annoying than Tennisnerd..
"So this is a pro stock...its kind of like what you can buy from a tennis store...but pro stocks are basically made of magic and give you god like tennis ability. That's pretty much all I know about it"
 
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