Can the Pure Aero Keep Its Crown? Racket Talk with The Tennisnerd aka Jonas Eriksson

What are, Pete, we talked about power.

What are people looking for out there that you get questions for? Is it power in Spain? Is that all the rage?

I think among the prestige generation, they're still in love with feel, right? They want feel, touch and good looks.

They want old school vibes.

That, I think, is an easy sell for a racket brand if they want to bring that old, raw feel, easy, clean look.

But I would say most players who play semi competitively, they want some help from the racket.

So it's like some spin, but nothing too crazy.

You need to control the ball as well.

I think sometimes when they do spin rackets, they make the pattern too open and then If you're an advanced player, you're going to have too many shots where you're sailing long.

But overall, a bit more power, a bit more spin, but in a controlled format.

So not going too extreme, but finding that kind of middle ground, I think, is where most people want.

They want to have the control, but still a bit more free depth and spin.

Yeah, what you say there, the extra power reminds you a bit of the Wilson Ultra.

Not sure which, the thinner model, I think, the square one seems so powerful.

Is that called the Pro, is it?

The Ultra Pro, yeah, they have the Ultra Pro 99, which is the old Steam 99.

That's not super thin, though, it's

23.

Okay, yeah.

Then they have also a Japan edition, which is the Nishikori one, which is Tour 98. which is like, that's quite thin.

That's 22 millimeter.

But that's also slightly longer.

So it's not for everyone.

But I know some high-level guys that like that racket for sure.

Okay.

What are, Pete, we talked about power.

What are people looking for out there that you get questions for? Is it power in Spain? Is that all the rage?

I think among the prestige generation, they're still in love with feel, right? They want feel, touch and good looks.

They want old school vibes.

That, I think, is an easy sell for a racket brand if they want to bring that old, raw feel, easy, clean look.

But I would say most players who play semi competitively, they want some help from the racket.

So it's like some spin, but nothing too crazy.

You need to control the ball as well.

I think sometimes when they do spin rackets, they make the pattern too open and then If you're an advanced player, you're going to have too many shots where you're sailing long.

But overall, a bit more power, a bit more spin, but in a controlled format.

So not going too extreme, but finding that kind of middle ground, I think, is where most people want.

They want to have the control, but still a bit more free depth and spin.

Yeah, what you say there, the extra power reminds you a bit of the Wilson Ultra.

Not sure which, the thinner model, I think, the square one seems so powerful.

Is that called the Pro, is it?

The Ultra Pro, yeah, they have the Ultra Pro 99, which is the old Steam 99.

That's not super thin, though, it's

23.

Okay, yeah.

Then they have also a Japan edition, which is the Nishikori one, which is Tour 98. which is like, that's quite thin.

That's 22 millimeter.

But that's also slightly longer.

So it's not for everyone.

But I know some high-level guys that like that racket for sure.

Okay.