Babolat Pure Drive (2024) vs Yonex Vcore 95 (2023)
Spec-by-spec, with every gap named. Rows where at least one frame has no published value are marked incomplete — an average across a missing number is a guess.
| Spec | Babolat Pure Drive (2024) | Yonex Vcore 95 (2023) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head size | 645.2cm² | 612.9cm² | −32.3 cm² |
| Length | 685.8mm | 685.8mm | identical |
| Weight, unstrung | 300g | 310g | +10 g |
| Balance | 320 mm · 7.2 pts HL | 310 mm · 10.3 pts HL | −10 mm |
| Stiffness (RA) | 72RA | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Beam, throat | 23.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Beam, mid | 26.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Beam, tip | 23.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Mains | 16 | 16 | identical |
| Crosses | 19 | 20 | +1 |
Who should pick which
- Balance: Babolat Pure Drive (2024) is 10 mm higher. That means more mass towards the head — the other gives you more mass in the handle, so a more manoeuvrable feel at the same weight.
- Head size: Babolat Pure Drive (2024) is 32.3 cm² higher. That means a bigger head, so a larger sweet zone and more forgiveness on mishits — the other gives you a smaller head, so tighter dispersion and more predictable control.
- Weight, unstrung: Yonex Vcore 95 (2023) is 10 g higher. That means more mass, so more plough-through and more to swing late in a match — the other gives you less weight, so easier to accelerate and easier to get round on fast returns.
Differences are computed from published specs only. Where a value is missing for either racket the row is marked incomplete and excluded from this list — an inference across a missing number is a guess, not a comparison.