{"id":13166,"date":"2022-10-12T12:09:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T12:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=13166"},"modified":"2023-04-27T09:44:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T09:44:40","slug":"babolat-pure-strike-vs-head-radical-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/babolat-pure-strike-vs-head-radical-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Babolat Pure Strike vs Head Radical MP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Both the Babolat Pure Strike<\/a> and Head Radical MP<\/a> are popular with players who like to hit with power and spin from the baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I will be looking at the racket specs of the Pure Strike<\/a> and the Radical MP<\/a> to see how these two tennis rackets compare to each another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Babolat Pure Strike vs Head Radical MP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the comparison below I have used the 3rd Generation<\/strong> of the Pure Strike 16×19 (or “PS”) and the 2021 version<\/strong> of the Radical MP<\/a> (or “RMP”).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Racket Specs Comparison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Specs:<\/th>Pure Strike<\/th>Radical MP<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Version:<\/strong><\/td>3rd Gen<\/td>2021<\/td><\/tr>
Design:<\/strong><\/td>\"Babolat<\/td>\"Head<\/td><\/tr>
Head Size:<\/strong><\/td>98in<\/td>98in<\/td><\/tr>
Length:<\/strong><\/td>27in<\/td>27in<\/td><\/tr>
Strung Weight:<\/strong><\/td>323g (11.39oz)<\/td>318g (11.22oz)<\/td><\/tr>
Unstrung Weight:<\/strong><\/td>305g (10.76oz)<\/td>300g (10.58oz)<\/td><\/tr>
Swing weight:<\/strong><\/td>327g (11.53oz)<\/td>326g (11.49oz)<\/td><\/tr>
Balance:<\/strong><\/td>4pts HL<\/td>4pts HL<\/td><\/tr>
TW Stiffness Rating:<\/strong><\/td>66<\/td>65<\/td><\/tr>
Power:<\/strong><\/td>Low-Medium<\/td>Low-Medium<\/td><\/tr>
Player Level:<\/strong><\/td>Advanced<\/td>Advanced<\/td><\/tr>
Beam Width:<\/strong><\/td>21mm\/23mm\/21mm<\/td>20mm\/23mm\/21mm<\/td><\/tr>
Colors:<\/strong><\/td>Coral and White<\/td>Orange and Silver<\/td><\/tr>
String Pattern:<\/strong><\/td>16 x 19<\/td>16 x 19<\/td><\/tr>
Main Skips:<\/strong><\/td>8T,8H<\/td>8T,8H<\/td><\/tr>
Grip Type:<\/strong><\/td>Babolat Syntec Team<\/td>Head Hydrosorb Pro<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Head Size<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Both the PS<\/a> and RMP<\/a> tennis rackets have a 98in Mid plus<\/strong> head size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The PS and RMP<\/a> have a standard length of 27 inches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strung Weight<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The strung weight of the PS (323g<\/strong>) is 5g heavier than the strung weight of the RMP (318g<\/strong>), so the PS will feel slightly heavier in your hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the PS and the RMP<\/a> would be considered to be heavy tennis rackets so are better suited to advanced tennis players rather than beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unstrung Weight<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The PS has an unstrung weight of 305g<\/strong>, while the RMP has an unstrung weight of 300g<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swing weight<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The PS has a swing weight of 327g<\/strong>, which is 1g heavier than the RMP (326g<\/strong>) so you feel very little difference when swinging these two frames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Both tennis rackets have a 4pts Head Light (HL)<\/strong> balance, which will suit players who have a full swing and good technique on their groundstrokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stiffness Rating<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The PS (66<\/strong>) has a slightly higher stiffness rating when compared with the RMP (65<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both tennis rackets have a relatively high stiffness rating so they would not be considered particularly arm friendly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power and Control<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The PS and RMP are both Low-Medium powered rackets with a focus on control<\/strong> rather than power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Player Level<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The RMP and PS are best suited to advanced tennis players<\/strong> as they are heavy rackets<\/a> that require good skills and technique to get the most out of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beam Width<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The PS (21mm\/23mm\/21mm<\/strong>) has a slightly thicker beam width<\/a> when compared with the RMP (20mm\/23mm\/21mm<\/strong>) but the difference is very small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

String Pattern<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Both tennis rackets have a 16 x 19 string pattern<\/strong>, which is a great string pattern<\/a> to use if you want to add more spin to your groundstrokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grip Type<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The PS has a Babolat Syntec Team grip<\/strong>, while the RMP has a Head Hydrosorb Pro Grip<\/strong> with both rackets coming in a variety of different grip sizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Both the Babolat Pure Strike and Head Radical MP are popular with players who like to hit with power and spin from the baseline. In this article, I will be looking at the racket specs of the Pure Strike and the Radical MP to see how these two tennis rackets compare to each another. Babolat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13166"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}