Tennis Racquets About To Go Electronic

Written by: on 23rd August 2013
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Tennis Racquets About To Go Electronic  |

After 10 years of research, extensive testing and input from the tennis community, Babolat offers another breakthrough innovation to the game of tennis: the new Babolat Play Pure Drive.

 

Gathering data to quantify your game and skills is a new concept in the game of tennis. Just as sports like running and biking have changed with quantified-self technologies, Babolat Play will alter the game of tennis for future generations. “In tennis, as in other sports and in our daily lives, sharing and comparing experiences through digital tools is becoming the new normal,” said Eric Babolat, company president and CEO “

 

Babolat Play Pure Drive, the connected racquet Babolat Play keeps the excitement and adrenaline of the game going once the player has left the court by enabling tennis players of all levels to share their information and become united through a common language.

 

•Sensors integrated into the handle of the Babolat Play racquet allow players to have access to information about their game.

•Babolat Play collects exciting data like shot power and ball impact location (sweet spot)along with number of strokes (forehand, backhand, serve, smash), spin level, total and effective play time, endurance, technique, consistency, energy and rallies.

•When the player has finished playing, information is transmitted through a Bluetooth connection with a smartphone or from a USB to a computer, and is viewable on any type of device (including tablets).

•Players will be able to share information with the Babolat Play community through a dedicated platform at Babolatplay.com and on a Babolat Play App.

 

Babolat Play Pure Drive Specifications:

 

Babolat’s challenge has been to integrate sensors in the handle of the racquet, without changing the specifications. The Babolat Play Pure Drive has the same physical specifications as a regular Babolat Pure Drive racquet.

Head size 645cm²/100 sq. in.

Weight 300g / 10.6 oz.

Balance 320 mm/7 pts. HL

Grip Size 1-5

MSRP $399.00

 

 

Starting August 27, 2013, Babolat will be accepting applications from US-based tennis players to be the first to try the new Babolat Play Pure Drive. Fifty players will be chosen to join the Babolat Play Test Team and experience the Babolat Play community before it’s accessible to the general public. To find out more, visit www.Facebook.com/Babolat starting August 27.

 

The launch of the Babolat Play Pure Drive is planned for December 2013 in the US, with global distribution to follow in 2014.








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