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Babolat AeroPro Drive with Cortex Tennis Racquet

Babolat AeroPro Drive with Cortex Tennis Racquet 

Tennis Magazine's Review

SALES PITCH
The flat, aerodynamic throat helps serious players get more racquet-head speed and action on their shots.

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Babolat AeroPro Drive

HOW IT TESTED
When we put the original Babolat AeroPro Drive through its paces in 2005, the reviews were overwhelmingly positive. Now the second incarnation of the racquet has arrived with the addition of Cortex, a vibration-dampening system in the shaft just above the handle. Other than that, the specs are identical and the on-court performance proves to be much the same. The aerodynamic beam and head-light balance allow baseliners to take a big cut, generating good power and spin while maintaining control. The racquet is very maneuverable at net, but most testers felt that the AeroPro Drive was more productive on ground strokes and kick serves. Cortex does make the frame a little more forgiving, which should appeal to players who found the first version to be a bit harsh when they missed the sweet spot.

BOTTOM LINE
It’s a great choice for aggressive baseliners who want to hit out on their strokes but maintain some margin for error.


Technology

Aero Modular Technology is for a faster swing for a faster game! New modular frame concept with High Modulus Graphite creates maximum penetration of the racquet through the air and increases the hitting power. Perfect control for directional hitting. Players benefit:
-A faster swing
-Increased power while maintaining excellent ball control

NCT racquets integrate state-of-the-art material (Carbon Nenotubes™) with a special beam design (Straight beam stabilizers). The result increased power and a newfound enjoyment of the game.
Characteristics

* 5 times stiffer than standard carbon racquet!
* Its molecular organization, as pure as that of a diamond, makes it the ideal material to use between the sweetspot and the handle.
* High driving properties Advantages
* Enhanced performance of the stabilizers between the sweetspot and handle thanks to this real concentration of power and purity. 


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  • MAP: $175
  • Length: 27"
  • Head Size: 645 cm/ 100"
  • Weight:300 g/10.6 oz
  • Balance: 320 mm
  • Cross Section: 23-26 mm
  • Type of Swing: Moderate to Full
  • String Tension: 55-65
  • String Pattern: 16x19
  • Stiffness: 72 RA
  • Composition: 100% High Modulus Graphite
  • Grip: Syntec Grip

 

Cortex System is the first technology customized to filter different vibrations. For competitive players, Cortex filters vibrations for purer feel of the ball. For club players, Cortex gives maximum comfort when hitting. Interface between the handle and the frame: These two parts of the racquet are actively linked by the CDS (Cortex Dampening System) which filters and dampens the vibrations interfering with feel, to enhance the feel of the ball.

Babolat's patented Woofer Technology is the first dynamic system which makes the frame and the strings interact when striking the ball.

The frame is basically static which holds the driving force of the racquet, the strings, in place. Conventional racquets have strings that are attached to the frame which limits the performance of said driving force. The strings in Babolat racquets are attached to both sides of the frame. Only some strings are active when struck by the ball.

What this means is that racquets do not deliver their full potential. Babolat set out to imagine a racquet optimizing the frame and the strings - to invent a frame which permits all the strings to work together to their full potential when striking the ball, hence, Woofer Technology
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