I think a typical babolat user will love the 3rd gen, you can simply smash the ball everytime (if you can handle the higher sw and maintain the head speed), but don't care too much about ball placement. And even tough I hate the muted feel, I can hit better dropshot with 3rd gen than 2nd gen.
It has crazy spin and power which I for sure really enjoy, that's the reason why I still keep the 3rd gen in my bag till last week. (probably just because I like the more crisp feel on tb and rpm rough rather than the muted feel rpm blast) Between 2nd gen and 3rd gen I would pick 3rd gen for sure. Besides tour bite, I also tried rpm blast and rpm rough on the 3rd gen, and I like tour bite and rpm rough better than rpm blast. However, when it comes to some crucial moments, when I need some touch and feel on the court, the muted feel of the 3rd gen really made me wanna smash it on the ground. The one stick I have has a 332 SW so that helps the power for sure. I can hit my best serve and forehand with the 3rd gen among all 3 generations of pure strikes. Spin is phenomenal, some times even feels like a Pure Aero for me. The power is good, even better than 2nd gen in my opinion. I know I'm young, and I don't really care comfort that much at least for now.
#BABOLAT PURE STRIKE 2ND GENERATION FULL#
I'm 24 years old right now and play with full bed polly (majorly tour bite) for years. First, Thiem switched to 3rd gen (or at least same mold maybe with lower RA) we all know he been using first gen 18x20 for years and skipped the 2nd gen Second, the paintjob is SICK! However, from the first hit I find out it has a muted feel, my passion goes down immediately. I got a early release from a friend's shop in LA. Overall I would say the 2nd gen did improved all the downsides of the first gen, but the feel and the control of the first gen for me is just hard to beat, as we all know, picking a racket is a very personal thing. However I do think it is a really good frame. My dropshot and backhand just not performing well with it. However for me, it feels a bit uncomfortable on my wrist than the first gen, and the control and feel is just not as good as my first gen. The 2nd gen is more like a true 98 Pure Drive in my humble opinion.(since the real PDVS is such a disappointment for me) The 2nd gen plays very close to a Pure Drive with just a bit more control and feel. The thicker beam makes the 2nd gen more stable, and the widen string pattern makes it better power and better spin potential. TW rated it at 90 which I think its kinda overrated, but I understand why most people like it better than the first gen. I had them for about 4 month and played two tournaments with them. I used to have 6 of them total and the last three sticks I have for now have higher sw at 326 (TW listed the sw of first gen at 320) so it fixed the unstable issue just a bit since it swings a bit heavier. Same problem on volley, it gets pushed quite easily so I have to grab it tighter. If I kinda lazy sometimes or I'm in very bad defense position, it requires me to swing harder to maintain the pace. Downside is the first gen is not a very stable frame. It is a tighter 16x19 pattern on the market, and the spin is more jumping forward than jumping high (based on my opponents feedback), which allow me to hit really fast balls. The spin that the first gen provides is unique as well. I'm usually the more aggressive player on the court so it suits my game very well, and I guess thats why Thiem and Auger Alliassime liked the first gen (they both swing hella hard). I know I like the first gen the most because I've played the longest with it, and I'm very used of it. (and that's the main reason why I pick it back in 2014 when I have other demos including all the popular ones at that time). The feel, I understand its a very unique feel, which I really like. For me, it has the right amount of flex, right amount of spin, and right amount of power. I've heard some people say they hate the first gen and others (including myself) absolutely love it. Lets start the review:Ģ014 first gen : still my trusty. btw I'm a 25 years old 4.5 baseline player with two hand backhand. Now I've hitted with all three gen pure strikes 98 16x19 (Purchased all of them, picked/customized to ideal specs, have my string solinco tour bite on them and played at least for 2 months). I was so excited when I find Dominic Thiem finally switched from the first gen to the 3rd gen (at least same mold, with lower RA maybe), I thought I can make the transition as well because I do love the new paintjob.well, I couldn't, which saved me 600 bucks. So I’m just put my final result first: I ended up keep using my original pure strike 98 16x19 (which I have been using for roughly 4 years) and just sold my 3rd gen pure strike couple days ago.
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