As I wrote about a few days ago, today was the big online launch of Babolat’s new racquets for 2009.
I had thought that this would be the time that they introduced the new Pure Drive and GT+ line, but alas I was wrong…
One of the major criticisms of Babolat as a company is that they focus too narrowly on juust advanced player racquets. To put this criticism to rest they decided to use their online launch today to introduce their new Y racquets.
Yeah that is the name, simply Y. There are five different Y racquets, the Y 112 Limited, Y 112 with a standard and smart grip, and the Y 118 in both standard and smart grips. As you might expect the numbers correspond to the head size of each frame. These are light (sub 10 ounce) big power, game improvement racquets, and feature some new features like a shaft similar to the new Wilson FX frames, and something called Crystal Graphite.
Dates for release were not mentioned, but I will see my rep this weekend and get more specifics, which I will share later. There is a lot more to learn about these Y racquets… Stay tuned for more!
