ATP Pro (Aggressive Baseliner) Tests Eight Rackets and Chooses his Favourite

ATT sponsored player George Houghton is looking for a new racket, in this video he tests eight different frames and picks his new weapon of choice.
Use code: KZbin10 to get 10% off all 8 rackets in the video.
Timestamps and product links below:
0:00 Intro
0:46 Dunlop SX300 vs Babolat Pure Aero
2:50 Tecnifibre TF40 vs Yonex EZONE 98
5:09 Babolat Pure Drive vs Head Speed MP
7:06 Babolat Pure Strike VS vs Head Extreme Tour
10:05 Babolat Pure Aero vs Head Extreme Tour
12:47 Babolat Pure Drive vs Yonex EZONE 98
15:14 Babolat Pure Drive vs Head Extreme Tour
17:14 Summary and Discount
Directed and Edited by Aron Dochard
Produced by All Things Tennis Ltd
Dunlop SX300:
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Babolat Pure Aero 2023:
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Tecnifibre TF40 305:
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Yonex EZONE 98:
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Babolat Pure Drive:
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Babolat Pure Strike VS:
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Head Extreme Auxetic Tour:
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[@Indorussian2000]

I love these in-depth reviews. It helps a lot as a high level,player to hear another high level players thoughts on each frame. A lot of the characteristics/ nuances I’d look for were brought up. Bravo 👏🏽👏🏽

[@sportguy-live26]

As a high level player myself I don't pay much attention to the actual review instead I try to see how they hit with a racquet because there's too many variables strings, tension actual specs of racquets also what you're used to for example what racquet you use as a junior..I find these reviews as more entertaining then educational and some of the racquets baffle me instead of comparing aero to Dunlop tour 300sx it should of been head to head with the 300 sx anyways just my opinion..The feedback is ok to listen to.To anyone reading I would say listen to them but don't blind buy just because of a review demo and see if it suits your game..

[@icemandl6]

When I see a new video like this pop up, it makes my day! Keep it up!

[@haaroonIqbaal2040]

Babolat pure Strike98(16×19)is the kind of racquet that almost any advanced level player can use optimally by minor essential customization ie strings,size-type of grip n adding some silicone if required. My all time favorite !!

[@nCode1]

With my level, I've always played the best with the pure drive since the Carlos Moya/Andy Roddick days because it's not a pure player's racquet which usually has smaller sweetspot and it is balanced across the board.

[@paris9778]

I feel that the Aero Vs should also be a very suitable option for him, try to bring it up in other testing trials. Other than that amazing video

[@dimitristzimis3238]

I LOVE these comparison videos!!!

[@adeljoseph7237]

I really liked this way of evaluation, enjoyed it so much.

[@cliveburks]

I found Aero had less spin than the Extreme MP and at first didn’t play well with it went to the Extreme then decided I needed to hit more flat shops to keep up with hard spin hitting younger guys. I then discovered the Aero was a great control racquet as it has more plough through than the Extreme and more control and spin if needed than the Head Speed MP. Also Aero better on serve than Extreme more power for me. So the Aero now seems the best option for me which is a total turn around from when I first got it. If you miss the sweet spot however lots of vibration and ball just loops off the racquet as I have practiced with it I have got a feel for hitting the sweet spot. Thanks

[@SaqibSheikh]

A lot of us don’t have access to such a good demo programme. Please advise us how to choose a suitable racquet

[@Tennisfiles]

Great video! I like how every winner was in George's hand except for the last duel. What a setup! :P

[@Tennisfiles]

Also, any thoughts of including the Solinco Whiteout here and how that would fare?

[@allthingstennis]

@@Tennisfiles Great racket, tbh Blackout should of been in here!

[@ernie1784]

Love this format Keep it up

[@samthorpe2666]

That's a unique serve. Never seen the front door move like that 😯

[@LegolasD]

Wish you guys would have tried the Dunlop fx 500, it has all the same stats are the pure drive

[@SaqibSheikh]

please can you do more videos like this. thinking of switching to extreme from my v core pro 97. one handed backhand

[@boshebosh9269]

Great review 👏

[@sketchkraft]

The KZbin10 discount code at checkout doesn't appear to work. 🤔

[@whatsfordinner1695]

sound every racket he gave the same review? I think both rackets were quite similar, they gave good power, good spin, good touch at the net...

[@ykc16888]

I don't need to watch it to like this video. It will be good! Edit: was the dampener on Extreme Tour placed off center?

[@belo1971]

Love your channel 👌 ! Even if I do not understand all the things said but get the overall feelings with each raquet ....A French fan 🇫🇷🥰

[@allthingstennis]

Merci Belo!

[@belo1971]

@@Batwam0 , je comprends quasi tout...petite précision ! Musicien et fan des floyds, la langue est dans mon sang depuis ma jeunesse mais quelques mots de vocabulaire parfois m'échappe 😉.

[@987mikka]

Love this contents

[@Rodrigorodriguez20241]

Nice looking one hander, mate!

[@bushmenaa]

just stated the video and i have to say that tension is high for TBite if he lower tension on the Dunlop it would be better 25 kg for 98 inch is very stiff....

[@allthingstennis]

Yep you're not wrong, caveat is he plays with 55lbs usually, and this is for him to settle on a new racket.

[@EpicXstudios1]

Does the 2022 pure aero still feel stiff? I used to love them until I started getting pain in the arm. Would you recommend it for players with arm issues. Cheers

[@user-kb4tn5tu1u]

They both due but that have added dampening to both in latest model. Still a stiff racquet tho.

[@yipai8628]

I think George Houghton is Pro, I have one question for you. Play any tournament , Can the player use stainless steel string for playing tennis ? Thanks,

[@Javi_C]

Well done

[@eduardmoron529]

Como dicen en España " La Pure es la Pure " 👏👏

[@johnnacke893]

Which would you recommend for a 4.0 , one hander., senior , flat, slice, touch: new pure aero, head extreme tour, or PD?

[@allthingstennis]

One hander I'd go extreme tour - bur George went PD!

[@user-kb4tn5tu1u]

​@@allthingstennisyes and it's making me rethink my life

[@predatorxct2746]

This babolat pure aero feels maneuverable like head extreme tour? Or is heavy in the swing?

[@yopeople70]

Kind of late to the party, but the aero feels noticeably heavier in the arm. The weight of the Extreme feels consistent around the beam but the weight of the aero feels kind of non-linear around the frame. Extreme is much more maneuverable, although I did notice that reacting to a strong forehand and trying to run to and set up a defensive shot was more difficult than the maneuverability would suggest. To me, the aero's increased swing weight does not allow for the forgiveness that the specs would suggest. For a spin-dominant racket, I would say the extreme is one of the most maneuverable rackets on the market. I would say the aero has around 10-15% more spin and power than the extreme when hitting a good contact forehand, but outside the sweet spot, the crispness and feel of the aero dips much more than the extreme. You also need to be conscious of technique when hitting the aero. If your form is perfect, then hitting good, deep groundstrokes with the aero is consistent. However, if your form is not good, then groundstrokes tend to be unpredictable and the launch angle is variable. I also found that a couple shots that would have probably gone out while using the aero would barely go in while using the extreme. I think that the fact that Alcaraz uses an unmodified version of the aero is putting bias on people that the racket would be good for them. I recently demo'd both of these rackets and tried to find reasons to like it the aero, but as soon as I tried to get that bias out of my head, I couldn't justify liking it more than the extreme. The aero might be better for advanced level tournament baseline-dominant players who use heavier rackets and don't have a huge swing, but I'd say that the extreme is better for the majority of players.

[@tennis-fan]

Interesting...never heard about Drive Vs been used at this level ...moreover for a one hander.

[@user-kb4tn5tu1u]

I have the 98 pure drive and I'm ditching it also. He probably choose the Pure drive 100 because it's a much more forgiving racket for comfort and the serves a even bigger then the vs. what I struggle with and this atp pro doesn't is controlling that pure drive 100. The 98 is just a tab tamed and a flatter shot. For him to choose it, speaks poorly on how bad the PD 98 is and how refined the pd100 is comparably

[@DanTuber]

what a shock a babolat player picks a babolat racquet. People only want what they already like.

[@eyeofhorus1301]

+DanTuber Um he chose the extreme over the Babolat pure strike VS and the extreme over the pure aero vs so you aren't making any sense

[@nguoitruyennuoc1332]

compare vcore 100 (2021) and extreme mp (2022) please

[@danielm.m.7654]

Vcore game me and 2 other friends tennis elbow. One of them fractured the bone cuz he kept trying. Extreme mp 2022 is just wonderful

[@nguoitruyennuoc1332]

@@danielm.m.7654 thanks

[@sjjapp]

I think the vcore game has a different layup to the vcore 100 (and even lighter vcore 100 models). Unless I'm wrong the vcore game is a beginner/intermediate targeted racket made cheap to sell cheap.

[@altruismfirst6489]

Aero VS and PD VS are underrated for OHBHs

[@andyv6299]

98 Are they better for ohbh than 100

[@user-kb4tn5tu1u]

​@@andyv6299I use the PD98 and I'm finding it's not worth the damage, it will do ton to your arm. For a small amount of control, it's not worth it. Leather grip and higher tension poly and you have a beast of racket with the 100. That's why I think they used tour bite to tame it, but whats hilarious is it probably made the other rackets that are more control feel like sh*t because the string tension.

[@cliveburks]

Nice informative video I use Speed MP like it but will now look at the Pure Drive also

[@sjjapp]

The Babolat Pure Aero VS would have made the final for him over the Head Extreme Tour, based on his preferences. Can't be 100% sure but it's a good bet. It's a racket I sometimes go back and forth with as a pure drive user myself. And I can totally understand why Alcaraz and Rune switched to it from their Pure Aero and Pure Drive respectively. Also, the head speed, the ezone 98, and the pure strike Vs shouldn't have been in there from what I can tell, unless he asked for them or behind the scenes there was info saying otherwise. Better rackets to put in there for this players preferences would have been the Ezone 100, Dunlop FX 500, and a vcore 98. The rest were ok I think. This player has similar preferences to me so that plays a role here but it's also just noting his likes and dislikes. Some of those choices of racket for this suggest you made them for business model reasons and not for the player (to get them in a video), unless he specifically said something that made these good candidates.

[@samster978]

you are overthinking it

[@sjjapp]

@@samster978 not really. It's very objective actually.

[@sportguy-live26]

Yes this comment some of the racquets they compare are just destined to fail so it makes me question the intention of the vid..Perfect comment I wish they would be more consistent with racquet choices as some make no sense..

[@ayokay123]

At least he didn't ask leading questions. :D

[@ayokay123]

@@sportguy-live26 At least he didn't ask leading questions. :D

[@urbaneindiana3089]

Head does have better fell in general I think

[@Brundo031]

6:43 😂😂

[@allthingstennis]

Absolute Tag!

[@SaqibSheikh]

Can we get a bit more play footage. great reviews tho

[@allthingstennis]

Yep we can release more. Problem is the video is quite long already 😄

[@pangsupiss3399]

Which one for beginner woman

[@ghlifefe]

None here 😀

[@jphitidis]

I'm curious, after these videos do these very good players actually play with these rackets in their stock specs? I just struggle to believe that players of such high calibre are able to compete at this level with 300g rackets...

[@allthingstennis]

100% some of the very modern players are playing with stock weights imo. Maybe the Days of the 340 grams PT57A are numbered!

[@jphitidis]

@@allthingstennis Wow, it's surprising to me! I could imagine maybe 320g being the new trend, but 300-310g feels too light even to me, and I'm no Tour player. Thanks for your great videos.

[@johndonneshow6212]

Pure Drive long turn shoulder pain ( Rotator Cuff ) and due to its ( Stiffness ) 71 will tend to pass more shock and lingering vibration to the player's hand and arm, tennis elbow resulting in discomfort with prolonged use.

[@allthingstennis]

Yes, some interesting points there

[@Lanky009]

how long? never heard anyone complain about that with PD even long term users

[@chung729chung]

Grip your racquet looser, the pain will be gone😉

[@koongfu00]

I was a pure drive player and moved to the head extreme pro, i won’t come back.

[@natures_guardians]

Sorry, but why not compare the Drive VS? If the others are 98, why didn't you get a 98 to compare against?

[@chuckfriebe843]

David Goffin's twin brother

[@blakebarone1809]

Only person i ever heard of using the Pure Drive VS.

[@allthingstennis]

Hahaha not a super popular frame it's true, i wonder how much that is down to stock availability and not being available to demo 🤔

[@timleelim9930]

The title got me. Why would the ATP protest against one racquet, let alone eight?

[@jerome_morrow]

Spaghetti strings?

[@jorgeandrescoppiano.5715]

Hahaha

[@yo_eddie2576]

There's a huge gap separating 'pro' and 'tests'. How'd you make that mistake? 😅

[@skittle6857]

r/whoosh, hold this L + ratio bozo

[@keithhayes844]

There’s a lot these racquet companies aren’t telling you

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

Pure drive better than Ezone all day and week! serves are amplified...more spin, slice and raw power.

[@ayokay123]

But too stiff for those who have arm/shoulder issues.

[@maxgong009]

Does it bug anyone else when he hits a forehand and his left hand drops on the ground instead of turning it to a bend L..... Lol 😅 just me ? Okay ...

[@allthingstennis]

Lol I'll being having strong words with Georges coach 😆

[@alex003paris6]

👍

[@karimalami4149]

Should've tried the extreme mp not the extreme tour

[@allthingstennis]

I understand your thought process and thanks for commenting. We challenge players to try different specs, without a really strong demo programme when picking their original racket they may be missing out on what they actually want from a racket.