shapovalovnextgoat
Rookie
It perfected upon what the Pure Drive before it started, providing tons of power and spin potential, making it easy to use for both recreational and advanced players alike.
The orignal version was the only one without the modern gimmicks like Cortex, and it's barebone pure graphite structure gives it the solidity that later versions just coluldn't emulate. It also had a really cool paintjob, and is the rarest iteration of the racquet line.
With a stock swingweight of 330+, it played great without any customization, all this while having a low-ish stock weight of just 300 g.
The racquet turns 15 this year, and well kept ones sell for as much as $150-200 today.
Truly a gem of a racquet, and will one day be in the same league of legendary racquets such as the Pro Staff Classic, the original Prestige, amongst others. The only difference, as @Lavs said in one comment, it will still be relevant and playable due to its 100 sq inch head size, and powerful, spin-friendly nature.
Oh and did I mention Rafa still uses it?
The orignal version was the only one without the modern gimmicks like Cortex, and it's barebone pure graphite structure gives it the solidity that later versions just coluldn't emulate. It also had a really cool paintjob, and is the rarest iteration of the racquet line.
With a stock swingweight of 330+, it played great without any customization, all this while having a low-ish stock weight of just 300 g.
The racquet turns 15 this year, and well kept ones sell for as much as $150-200 today.
Truly a gem of a racquet, and will one day be in the same league of legendary racquets such as the Pro Staff Classic, the original Prestige, amongst others. The only difference, as @Lavs said in one comment, it will still be relevant and playable due to its 100 sq inch head size, and powerful, spin-friendly nature.
Oh and did I mention Rafa still uses it?