@Babolat Official could you please share with us Gios specs?
The person from Babolat on this forum is not going to have his specs.
They were last online 22. November...
They could have been online yesterday, it doesn't matter. They are marketing !!! Call Yonex and ask them what Tommy Paul's specs are and see if you get an answer.
They could have been online yesterday, it doesn't matter. They are marketing !!! Call Yonex and ask them what Tommy Paul's specs are and see if you get an answer.
if I get Perricards specs I'll grow a few inches and add 30mph onto my serve, guaranteed ahahah
And what better marketing than to share his specs, if they are close to what rec players use. I bet some folks would buy the PD just to try Gios spec.They could have been online yesterday, it doesn't matter. They are marketing !!! Call Yonex and ask them what Tommy Paul's specs are and see if you get an answer.
Yes a guy who is 6'8 professional player is going to have very similar specs to a 4.5 guy playing USTA league
. Come on !!!
I don't think his racquet is the secret ingredient to his serve nor does Babolat need him to sell more PD's. It's proven to be a racquet line that just keeps selling regardless of no big name pros using it.
Considering he comes from having used a Gen 2 Strike 98 16x19, then 2018 PD (verifiable at Getty Images, sorted from oldest to newest), I wouldn't be surprised if his strung spec is roughly close to that Strike, so maybe the PD fairly close to stock, with just enough lead at 12 to give him a similar level of tip awareness and swing weight. Maybe leather grip and/or some silicone in the hairpin. If I had to guess, maybe mid-330's to low 340's g static, 32-ish cm balance, mid-330's SW. That also gets recoil weight up to an appropriate level for adequate comfort and swing physics for his height/arm length. The whip of his serve doesn't make me think SW could be much higher. But he's also got long levers, so who knows.
Great analysis! I was thinking around the same for him as he's got such a whippy style and wouldn't want to lose the speed the pure drive naturally has. I've mainly wondered about swingweight for him as he's such a big guy. I've got my PD100 at 330g, basically just added a thicker leather grip, and it feels great with that. I need to invest in a Briffidi SW machine to get my actual specs and match some racquets correctly
Stop lying i talk to his racquet customizer in Paris it’s definitely a PD100 he just refuses to say the year
I talked to hi customizer in Paris he is using a PD100 never used the 98 in a single match everI strung for him last year.
Its a 98 customised by Babolat France and he's using their popular yellow string
Not surprising. PD100 + that level of strength? Surprised he doesn't use 1.50 fishing line designed to lift sea beasts from the depths.
Happen to get his specs from the customizer?!
Not trying to start an argument, but Michelle had Olivier from Babolat on her podcast a few months ago, talking about the new Pure Drive. She actually asked about what frame GMP uses, and brought up the rumor that he’s switched between the 98 & 100. He said, as far as he knows, GMP has always used the 100 (question asked at 25:30):
This settles it. Now we can speculate on which year. Someone should dig up his pics from junior competitions. That usually is a good indicator.Not trying to start an argument, but Michelle had Olivier from Babolat on her podcast a few months ago, talking about the new Pure Drive. She actually asked about what frame GMP uses, and brought up the rumor that he’s switched between the 98 & 100. He said, as far as he knows, GMP has always used the 100 (question asked at 25:30):
Wait... Perricard and Korda are two players who should be way way better than they are. Constant shanks/mistiming the ball for no reason. Lowkey who is this guy? I think he might not be very good at his job.
Looks like 2018 Pure Drive - no cortex (so not 2015), grommets different to 2021/2025
If you follow this series of quotes, it’s referencing Shang, not GMP.Not trying to start an argument, but Michelle had Olivier from Babolat on her podcast a few months ago, talking about the new Pure Drive. She actually asked about what frame GMP uses, and brought up the rumor that he’s switched between the 98 & 100. He said, as far as he knows, GMP has always used the 100 (question asked at 25:30):
