Player Benefits:
A faster swing due to improved aerodynamics Increased power while maintaining excellent ball control

*Woofer Technology from Babolat

THE FIRST DYNAMIC SYSTEM WHICH MAKES THE FRAME AND THE STRINGS INTERACT WHEN STRIKING THE BALL

A tennis racket is a frame with strings. The frame is basically static and holds the driving force of the racquet - the strings - in place. The strings are attached to both sides of the frame. Only some strings are active when struck by the ball. This means that racquets do not deliver their full potential. Babolat set out to imagine a racquet optimizing the frame and the strings - to invent a frame which permits all the strings to work together to their full potential when striking the ball.

PULLEY FUNCTION

• The WOOFER eliminates string lock-up: the strings are free to move.
• The whole surface area reacts on impact: with the WOOFER, more strings work together when striking the ball. The strings are interactive. This increases sweetspot size, improving forgiveness during off-center shots and absorbing much of the shock produced during ball impact.

Babolat's Cortex shaft vibration dampening system is designed to offer greater comfort during play. Available in two versions, the Cortex system used in the Pure series of racquets reduces harmful racquet vibrations without filtering out the feedback required for feel. The result of filtering unnecessary vibrations results in what Babolat calls a "pure feel." The Cortex system used in other Babolat racquets filters and dampens for maximum comfort.

Babolat's Smart Grip is contoured to fit the shape of your hand. The special shape of the grip places the entire hand in contact with the racquet resulting in more power with less effort, more control with less racquet twisting and more comfort due to the way the grip fits the natural shape of the hand. Smart Grip is the first racquet handle shaped to fit your hand, because your hand is not flat.

Main Benefit: Control and feel. Value-added aspects of GT technology: A greater concentration of Tungsten in the core of the racquet. 10% additional energy recovery for even more power.

At 3 and 9 o'clock one layer of 4D braided cloth provides the torsional stability previously only achievable with several layers of carbon fibre. As a result of only one layer being used instead of several this softer material also provides superb touch and feel at ball contact.

FLEXPOINT
Flexpoint racquets feature two precisely-engineered control holes in the racquet's head. This creates a new point of flex, which cups the ball and improves control without losing power. The patented HEAD Flexpoint technology breaks the rules of traditional racquet design by not making racquets stiffer, but by engineering them to flex in a new and revolutionary way.

With a conventional racquet, the ball strikes the racquet at 90 degrees, but due to the racquet flexing it leaves the racquet at a different angle. A Flexpoint racquet is designed to cup the ball by flexing at the Flexpoints. The cupping effect reduces the angle at which the ball leaves the strings and promotes more accurate hitting. Flexpoint technology increases the dwell time and ball pocketing due to its cupping effect which increases feel and provides a larger sweetspot.

Flexpoints are made up of two complimentary features and are located at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions on the racquet head. Each Flexpoint features an engineered dimple to create flexibility by reducing the beam width by a maximum of 25%. Each Flexpoint also features a hole in the center of the dimple which reduces sectional stiffness by 50%.

LiquidMetal®
Developed by the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), LiquidMetal® alloy provides 29% more power than Titanium. Just as its name implies, LiquidMetal® alloy is different from conventional materials because of its liquid (or "amorphous") atomic structure. This means that LiquidMetal® alloy does not deform on impact, resulting in ultimate energy return.

Head places LiquidMetal® at four strategic areas of the racquet's head, integrated in the main layer of the frame's construction. This allows all of the energy from ball impact to be used for a power return - so what a player puts into his or her swing is exactly what they get out. The result is what Head calls Pure Energy. Perfect Power™

Integrated String Dampener (ISD)
Affixed to the grommets at the base of the head, the (ISD) absorbs string vibration. Now even the most powerful racquet is easy on the arm and completely comfortable, no matter what style of play.

Total Sweetspot Construction
Total Sweetspot Construction increases torsional stability in the racquet head and extends the sweetspot throughout the entire racquet head, resulting in ultimate control.

NoShox Dampening System
A newly developed "memory foam" integrated into the racquet handle reduces vibrations 27 percent better than systems in conventional racquets.

CrossBow enlarges the sweetspot because it has 10 main strings going through the dynamic bridge.

HEAD's InteGrip consists of a new dampening material that fits between two brushed aluminum connectors and the shaft. The material is made up aluminum, elastormer and polyurtethane foam and is visible between the two InteGrip connectors. The InteGrip provides significant racquet vibration reduction for maximum comfort.

The d3o technology is able to sense the needs of the players during different strokes (it's able to adapt to you). On high-speed impacts (aggressive shots), the smart molecules lock together within nanoseconds and dramatically increase the stiffness of the whole racquet frame to provide maximum power. On slow-speed impacts (slice or drop shots), the d3o molecules absorb the impact to provide a softer touch for better feel. What does this mean to a tennis player? Passing shots are even harder and drop shots more precise, rewarding your spontaneity and supporting your courageous decisions.

The HEAD Grommets with Teflon friction reducing polymer provides a low-friction contact surface, enabling the strings to slide through the grommets with nearly no friction. Benefit: Moving without resistance, the strings maintain the energy during ball impact, providing you with more power.

IDEAL COMFORT with EXCELLENT PLAYABILITY

PowerAngle diagonal strings are equal in length and reduce vibration by dispersing the impact of the ball more evenly around the frame.

Conventionally-strung rackets have horizontal and vertical strings that are unequal in length and unevenly disperse the impact of the ball.

EQUAL-LENGTH DIAGONALS REDUCE VIBRATION BY 40% = EASY ON THE ARM

PowerAngle diagonals protect the muscles and joints of the shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, and hand from harmful vibrations and undue stress. The longer, diagonal strings reduce vibration and disperse the impact away from the racket handle, resulting in unmatched arm comfort. Conclusive scientific lab tests, validated by Intel Science Competition, 2008, showed that PowerAngle stringing "significantly reduces levels of vibration (by 40%) without reducing overall performance, and lessened the negative physical effects on a tennis player’s elbow." Doctors and tennis coaches endorse PowerAngle, confirming that less effort is needed to hit a ball solidly and that less vibration is transmitted to a player's arm.

BETTER TRACTION = MORE CONTROL

PowerAngle diagonal strings grip the ball strongly, similar to the way diagonal treads on tires produce superior traction. The tennis ball stays on the diagonal strings longer, guaranteeing added spin with superb control.

EASY TO STRING and EXTENDED STRING LIFE

PowerAngle Rackets have dot-to-dot number markings on each frame, making them as easy to string as conventionally-strung frames. The diagonal pattern forms a more secure weave that creates less friction between strings. As a result, PowerAngle stringing lasts longer than conventional stringing.

Feel better. Play better. Go diagonal!

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