{"id":9472,"date":"2022-07-27T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=9472"},"modified":"2023-11-05T11:03:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T11:03:28","slug":"babolat-pure-strike-vs-wilson-blade-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/babolat-pure-strike-vs-wilson-blade-98\/","title":{"rendered":"Babolat Pure Strike vs Wilson Blade 98"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This article will look at the 16×19 and 18×20 versions of the Babolat Pure Strike<\/a> and Wilson Blade 98<\/a> tennis rackets to see how they compare to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 16×19 version<\/a> of the Blade 98 is currently endorsed by Simona Halep<\/a> while the 16×19 version of the Pure Strike is endorsed by Cameron Norrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 18×20 version of the Blade 98 is currently endorsed by Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov while the 18×20 version of the Pure Strike is endorsed by Dominic Thiem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For our first racket comparison, I will be using the 16×19 Version of the Wilson Blade 98 V8<\/strong> (or “B98”) and the 16×19 version of the Babolat Pure Strike (3rd Generation<\/strong>) (or “PS”).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Main Differences:<\/strong> The Blade 98 (16×19)<\/a> has a slightly lower strung weight (11.3oz vs 11.4oz<\/strong>), a lower swing weight (317 vs 327<\/strong>), a more head light balance (5 pts HL vs 4 pts HL<\/strong>), a lower frame stiffness rating (61 vs 66<\/strong>), and a thinner beam width (21mm vs 21mm \/ 23mm \/ 21mm<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarities:<\/strong> Both rackets have a 98in<\/strong> head size, 27in<\/strong> racket length, and a 16×19<\/strong> string pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPure Strike vs Blade 98 (16×19 Versions)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Racket Specs Comparison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n