make pure drive 2012 feel more like pure drive team

[NMTennis]

How to make my pure drive 2012 play more like my old PD team - seemed to have more "whip around" especially on serves. Had a little bit of lead tape (10 g maybe) at 2 and 10 and tried it on the PD 2012 and didn't see to have the same effect, felt slow/heavy. Is it the swingweight difference? Add lead at 12? Thanks for your help....


Name Babolat Pure Drive Team Babolat Pure Drive 2012
Head Size 100in² / 645cm² 100in² / 645cm²
Length 27.00in / 68.58cm 27.00in / 68.58cm
Weight 11.20oz / 318g 11.10oz / 315g
Balance Point 5pts HL 4pts HL
Swing Weight 323 308
Frame Stiffness 70 72
Beam Width 0.0mm 26.0mm
Tip / Shaft 22.0mm / 25.0mm 23.5mm / 22.5mm
Composition Graphite / Kevlar Graphite Tungsten
Power Level Low-Medium Low-Medium
String Pattern 16 Mains / 19 Crosses 16 Mains / 19 Crosses
Mains Skip 8T,8H 8T 8H
Tension 50-66 50-66

 

[uncle pollo]

No. Remove lead tape and start with adding at 6. Then 3 and 9. I experimented a bit and found that is better to get feedback from the racquet that way. Lastly you may or may not want to add some on the butcapp.

It is all in the feel ... you want a racquet that is easy to play with for YOU!

 

[NMTennis]

Thanks for the input. I think I was a bit unclear. I had the lead at 10 and 2 on the pure drive team, now trying to replicate the feel on the pure drive 2012. Sorry about the wear spacing when I cut and pasted the specs. Here they are again.

Name Babolat Pure Drive Team
Head Size 100in² / 645cm²
Length 27.00in / 68.58cm
Weight 11.20oz / 318g
Balance Point 5pts HL
Swing Weight 323
Frame Stiffness 70
Beam Width 0.0mm
Tip / Shaft 22.0mm / 25.0mm
Composition Graphite / Kevlar
Power Level Low-Medium
String Pattern 16 Mains / 19 Crosses
Mains Skip 8T,8H
Tension 50-66

Name Babolat Pure Drive 2012
Head Size 100in² / 645cm²
Length 27.00in / 68.58cm
Weight 11.10oz / 315g
Balance Point 4pts HL
Swing Weight 308
Frame Stiffness 72
Beam Width 26.0mm
Tip / Shaft 23.5mm / 22.5mm
Composition Graphite Tungsten
Power Level Low-Medium
String Pattern 16 Mains / 19 Crosses
Mains Skip 8T 8H
Tension 50-66

 

[Muppet]

To make a racquet swing easier and feel lighter, wrap lead tape around the handle, under the grip, 7" up from the handle's end. One or two grams of lead should be enough.