On tenniswarehouse they tell the swingweight should be at 328 so 320 it's pretty low for that kind of racquet you need swingweight for stabilise the racquet. The previous generation of the wilson blade was around 317 for the swingweight and some people was complain about the stability now it's around 324 and it's much better. But i didn't test the new gravity the auxetic could do a really good job and a lots of reviews is good. The racket looks beautiful.

Agreed! Feel like we might have same style of play. What string tension do you think would work best in this blade 98 v9?

Thank you for such a detailed review! It's very helpful for me! I’m planning to switch to the Gravity 98 racket from the TF40 305 98 2022. I hope the Gravity will provide a bit more maneuverability, speed, and fewer errors while maintaining power from the baseline and on serves. Can you confirm this?

Thanks very much for your review. I will split my following post into 2 categories for more clarity: WINTER TENNIS Very relevant for me at the moment as I'm about to buy a case for my winter tennis (indoor medium fast hard courts - green set). I'm a 47 year old male tennis player (EU equivalent of 5.5+ in the US) training regularly with promising juniors. This past weekend played the best tennis of my life on indoor courts and was using Technifibre Court. I hadn't heard of this ball at all but after 4 hours of play it's still going strong. It has excellent playability, feel and most importantly makes the court feel like medium pace so rallies can take place (I personally hate fast surfaces or conditions where the point ends in less than 5 shots). In a nutshell: this was a rare find and a very pleasant surprise particularly as I have had tennis elbow in the past and it can sometimes flare up when using harder balls. This was a dream ( note: there is a 15 minute break in period where the balls seem to have a low bounce but after that they really play like a dream). I'm also going to be testing out the Technifibre Club and compare the two. For hard courts used to use Dunlop AO but their longevity of late has gone down the drain and they play too fast. I saw your review on the Club and X1 and was just a bit scared of trying them out because you mentioned that in both cases they have a break in period of approx 45 minutes and my winter sessions are on average 75 mins per session. This being the case should I nonetheless try out the Technifibre Club before deciding what to buy? I've also heard from others on the Diadem Court Premier. Any thoughts on that ball? SPRING / SUMMER TENNIS In Spring /Summer (April - October) I mainly play on Clay and have kind of resorted (after a lot of trial and error) to Dunlop AO (I tried the X1's last year and they were like bricks for 30 minutes - it killed my arm. lol!). However I have also recently been hearing about the Diadem Premier Clay Court ball. Any thoughts on that ball for clay court tennis? PS. Also one other thing to note with the Technifibre Court. Contrary to all other balls I've tried, after 4 hours of play the bounce was actually higher than when opened out of the can and best of all they don't fluff up while also not feeling too fast on the court. It almost defies logic.

Hi, Did you find any differences in the sweetspot sizes ? Was having a look on TW lab, and very surprised to notice a very small sweetspot for the future compared to the 01. Same for the pro, which is listed to have an even bigger sweetspot than an Ezone 98 … I wonder how is that possible since almost every RF’s characteristics are the same. Thks

Quite low swingweight for my taste. I would like to see them 5 pts higher.

Why u didnt switch it

What level of players will you recommend these two rackets to?

You prefer blade v9 or this? And why thanks

Can't wait for the playtest.

Thank you. I like this format and I have been waiting for the new Gravity MP 👍 Could it be, that the strings are more than 16g? I think if you measure by a 1/10th gram, you should also measure the strings that way. 🙏🏼

It will be one of the best seller in 2025

Look at the new pure drives 😂

parece o oito com bigode.

Speed Legend is glossy and looks / feels amazing!

No yonex in your tests?

Dopeeeee how did you get on hands so fast 😢

First 🎉

AG LT 23 ultra clay dude

In my germany club many user

I love the Pure Drive because I can play aggressively but also play passive (like as a pusher, or counter puncher) and there's enough pace, depth, spin for me to stay in rallies. I would say just avoid stiff strings and or high string tensions

Could you introduce our analysis the head gravity MPL 2023 and the Wilson blade 100L V9 ? Thank you!

The old Major X-One Control (the predecessor of Tecnifiber) was already foam filled. Btw I still have one, classic control racket with tiny sweet spot - but that tiny spot is extremely sweet 😅 And it is definitely a solid feeling racket. But what else could it be being 315g unstrung combined with a 325mm unstrung balance. I didn't measure SW, but it must be high. And yet it is pretty manueverable.

American here. I know a bunch of guys that use the Aero. Many more than the Drive in fact.

Does TF-X1 v2 have any difference?

To be clear these are not the rackets the pros are using. It is the same mold, the H22, but the layup is different between the Blade Pro and Prostock rackets.

I used to buy this in china,only 30euros, super cheap but good quality

LOADS of Aero users at my club in London, still very popular.

Juniors, Womens side and 'sponsored' lure for players is what is keeping Babolat alive. Pure Aero 98s are becoming more popular than Pure Aero 100s and on certain Tennis Sales pages namely on fbook there is ALWAYS Pure Aeros for sale. Pure Drives are more seen on Womens side and its less and less on Mens. That being said Pure Aero is the leading line and without it Babolat would be struggling

Just found old aerodrive gt and plan to give it a go

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Joke?

Here in spain are quite popular. Price/performance are great. They fit a bit bigger than ASICS or others, so maybe check half a size down. In fact I own the Pro Ace, they are great, durable for 86kg 190cm man. However, I felt the need to change the insole looking for a softer feel

I don’t get how there’s not many players using this PA Rafa on courts around here. Just strung up mine with rpm rough 17 at 322SW and 14.21 Twistweight. Couldn’t try it cuz it’s been raining and cold here. I did demo the PA100 and 98 last year and wasn’t sold on those. There r softer vs the APDs ya but didn’t feel like they r improved and would help my game. I’m hoping this PA Rafa will. 🙏🏿

Sounds promising, but I'm waiting until FootDoctorZach's review before any purchase.

Hi! I'm looking for a 100sp headsize and considering a pure aero and pure drive, which one is better guys?

As a beginner aiming to be intermediate, which one should I choose between the two? 1. Pure aero 100 (team) 2. Pure drive 100 (team) Should I go for team ones or the standard 300gm ones? Please let me know with reason.

I have to say you’re my favorite tennis reviewer. Do you plan to test the 2025 HEAD Gravity Pro? I’ve heard that the paint job will be great as a bonus

Do you know what's the swingweight of the Head gravity MP L 2023 ?

It's just too complicated. If you above 3.0 then your string only last 5 hours of total play time for good performance, or 10 hours of not bad performance, and should not be played for more than 20-30 hours. If you above 4.0 then half all those time, counting all play time. If you are pro then at least restring every week. If you are pro within 100 ranking of ATP then you sould do everyday.

How is the cushioning? Shock Absorption?

These rackets.... are abnormally head heavy and feel absolutely hollow in the handle. They are not heavy in terms of STATIC WEIGHT. It's the balance..... its abnormally head heavy. I'm an advanced player who regularly competes on ITF circuit with a loose, wristy and kinetically efficient forehand (basically I KNOW good forehand mechanics) and find the RF97 easier to play with than these Blade Pro's. Wilson need to ease up on the extreme balance imo.... They seem to make them like this because they think the extreme balance will help give power to lesser players... but it's not. It's just making life harder. Pretty sure none of the pro's use the stock balance. Probably have custom balances made for them. Federer's balance was 30.5mm. That is VERY head light.

Great video! I actually use the 285g version of this racquet. I'm getting ready to test new strings in the blade and new strings in the tf-x1. Loved this vid!

Tecnfiibre could work out for people but it does not suit me. I dont take well to foam filled frames. Also I have sent you an email

Hi! How do you compare it with pure drive 100? Wich one is better for a beginner? And what about blade 100 , it worth more to a beginner than these two ?