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BABOLAT PURE AERO tennis rackets compared
The spin machine that built a brand on Nadal's forehand. AeroModular beam shaping (the aero story since 2004), FSI Spin — mains spaced wider so the bed opens up — and NF²-Tech, flax fibres at 3 and 9 o'clock sold as natural vibration filtering, atop the SWX Pure Feel damping layer. Strip the vocabulary and it is an aero beam plus an open bed — which is exactly where the spin comes from.
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All 9 current BABOLAT PURE AERO models, with unstrung weight, head size, string pattern, stiffness (RA), swingweight, balance and beam width, followed by the eleven playing axes rated 0–10 and a difficulty rating.
| Model | Weight | Head | Pattern | Stiffness | Swingweight | Balance | Beam | Ctrl | Prec | Spin | Pwr | Feel | Stab | Man | Serve | Smsh | Slice | Ret | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Aero 2016 | 300g | 100 | 16x19 | 67 RA | ~324 | ~320 | 23/26/23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Pure Aero 100 | 300g stock | 100 | 16x19 | ~65 RA | ~324 | ~320 | 23/26/23 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Pure Aero 98 | 305g | 98 | 16x20 | ~66 RA | ~320 | ~315 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Pure Aero (2026) | 300g | 100 | 16x19 | 69 RA | ~320 | ~320 | 23/26/23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Pure Aero 98 (2026) | 305g | 98 | 16x20 | 66 RA | ~322 | ~315 | 21/23/21 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Pure Aero Plus (2023) | 300g | 100 | 16x19 | 67 RA | ~328 | ~325 | 23/26/23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Pure Aero Team (2023) | 285g | 100 | 16x19 | 67 RA | ~305 | ~330 | 23/26/23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Pure Aero Lite (2023) | 270g | 100 | 16x19 | 66 RA | ~290 | ~335 | 23/26/23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Pure Aero Rafa (2023) | 315g | 100 | 16x19 | 67 RA | ~334 | ~330 | 23/26/23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns.
Axes, in order: Control (flat) · Precision · Spin · Power · Feel / comfort · Stability · Maneuverability · Serve · Smash & overhead · Slice / touch · Return / blocking. Difficulty is how demanding the frame is to use well, not how good it is.
Model notes
Pure Aero 2016
The frame that defined the modern spin category. Expect enormous topspin, a high launch and easy, heavy depth almost regardless of how cleanly you strike it. The trade-offs are equally clear: it is stiff, it can feel harsh on mishits, and flat driving is less precise than the spin numbers suggest. String it soft. A weapon for a swinging, high-margin baseliner.
Pure Aero 100
The current Aero, and still the clearest statement of the spin-first idea. Expect enormous topspin, a high launch and heavy depth that arrives with very little effort from you. Later generations softened the harshness of the 2016-era frames without losing the character. The limit is the same as always: flat, low driving is less precise than the spin numbers suggest, and control depends on you actually swinging.
Pure Aero 98
The Aero's control-biased sibling — a smaller head and tighter bed that pulls the launch angle down and the precision up while keeping most of the spin identity. It gives up the Aero 100's free depth and its enormous margin, and in exchange you can actually flatten a ball out. The best Aero for a player who liked the spin but not the lack of a ceiling.
Choosing between them
Frames in one family share a construction story but not a playing character — head size, pattern and swingweight move the numbers above far more than the marketing does. If you want a shortlist matched to how you actually play, and a string bed matched to the frame, the finder does that in a few taps.