When to play with an Aeropro Drive Cortex tennis racket

The Aeropro Drive Cortex is a professional tennis racket manufactured by Babolat. So, the first selection is made by dividing professional and amateur tennis players.

Usually rackets made for amateur tennis players are lighter and have a bigger head size. This is explained by the fact that, in general, amateurs have a lower muscle mass, and need lighter tennis rackets in order to be able to handle them. Handling a racket as you should do, provides you optimal swing path and accuracy.

A major disadvantage of having a lighter racket means that you won’t be able to send shot as powerful as you would have done with a professional racket.

The larger surface of the head size makes hitting easier for amateurs. This way you can easily avoid frame shots and hit the ball easier with the sweet spot of the racket.

Next step in deciding whether to play or not with an Aeropro Drive Cortex tennis racket or not is the style of play. Considering that you are a professional tennis player, or a very good amateur one you need to check whether you play flat or prefer to add spin to the ball.

The Babolat Aeropro Drive Cortex tennis racket is not adequate for a flat style of play. This means that if you prefer to hit the ball hard without using any spin, this type of racket won’t add to your game.

Rafael Nadal, currently World Number 2, former World Number 1, is playing with the Aeropro Drive Cortex tennis racket. He is highly known for his famous lifted forehand shot and the incredible spin which he adds to his shots.

Now here are some specifications for the Aeropro Drive Cortex racket. It weights 300 gr without strings. Its head size measures 645 cm2 and has a length of 685 mm (68.5 cm). The string pattern used is 16/19.

If you decide to play with this tennis racked you should take in account that it’s one of the most expensive ones available on the market. It costs about $200 but it’s worth every penny if you fit in the above description.