Has anyone tried the Babolat Pure Strike 100 16x20?
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naturalexponent
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There's a playtest thread that should have some useful information: https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...re-strike-2024-98-16x19-and-100-16x20.762824/
Fighting phoenix
Professional
Yeah there's a lot posted there, plus there's a Pure Strike forum. I've switched to the 16x20 and posted a lot of info about it on those two forums - great racquet!
I purchased it last week after I did a demo, love this racket. Little heavier than my usual but feels more solid and I can control it better. Played with Head Extreme, this racket fits my style much better I hit more flat and this one is great for that but you can also generate top spin so best of both worlds. I serve great with my flat serve and the confidence this racket provides me is I go for bigger shots or winners that I normally do not try in my doubles matches (down the line shots with backhand in particular on returns ) are becoming a weapon for me. The guys I play with said I have hit better with this racket and I am a different player. The faster I swing with this with the way it flexes rewards me more. It is a blast. I have Triax 16 G at 47 on it.
A huge key with the Strike 100 16x20 is getting one that's actually on-spec. Why? Because the 16x20 adds a decent amount of face weight, and the balance point is fairly low, which means if you get an over-spec sample (with unstrung swing weight over 300), it's going to be more swing weight and recoil weight than a good portion of rec players will be able to handle. Ask me how I know that? I was on the TW playtest (you can see my posts on the thread), and my sample frame was 304(!) unstrung SW, which, with a full bed of poly, was pretty cumbersome. Fast forward, I was able to get a properly-spec'd sample at 292SW, unstrung, and the difference is night and day, to put it mildly.
So for those who are thinking of pulling the trigger on the Strike 100 16x20, I'd highly recommend doing so via a matching service. If you're a 2-handed backhand player, high-enough level, strong-enough and/or know that you like more of that Blade Pro weighting, you can find that spec out there... just as much as you can find the light, OHBH-friendly, whippy Tour 100P spec as well. So, know what kind of player you are, and what spec you prefer, and get a Strike 100 16x20 via a matching service for whatever that spec is, and you should be happy. Or, don't, and roll the dice. But don't say I didn't warn you.
So for those who are thinking of pulling the trigger on the Strike 100 16x20, I'd highly recommend doing so via a matching service. If you're a 2-handed backhand player, high-enough level, strong-enough and/or know that you like more of that Blade Pro weighting, you can find that spec out there... just as much as you can find the light, OHBH-friendly, whippy Tour 100P spec as well. So, know what kind of player you are, and what spec you prefer, and get a Strike 100 16x20 via a matching service for whatever that spec is, and you should be happy. Or, don't, and roll the dice. But don't say I didn't warn you.
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sixtyseries
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this is the key to the pure strikes. It’s unbelievable to me that Babolat are so poor at QC on these that people try them and write them off because of being over spec’d. I actually found 2 slightly under spec and I absolutely love them.
