Boost Drive Tennis Racket 2025

Name: Babolat Boost Drive Tennis Racket 2025
Brand: Babolat
SKU: TRBABBD25-G1
Price: 90.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

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SKU: TRBABBD25-G1

Are you discovering (or rediscovering) tennis and looking to have fun during matches with your friends?

CLOTHING

Fabric Conditioner

We advise against the use of fabric conditioner on any of our products. Fabric conditioner is a rinsing agent and once used it damages the yarns within the fabric causing pilling and misshaping. Fabric conditioner also rinses off any protective coatings such as Teflon, therefore degrading the fabric further. It also contains a bleaching agent, which initially makes the garment appear brighter, but in fact removes colour over time causing fading.

Tumble Drying

Tumble drying should also be avoided particularly with knitwear, skirts and any sportswear terms with a transfer print.

Knitwear

We recommend that you wash knitwear inside out, avoid fabric conditioner and do not tumble dry. Please do not iron knitwear as this will make it stretch and go shiny.

Skirts, Kilts & Pinafores

These should be hung to dry immediately after washing and should not be tumble-dried. Skirts have all been through permanent pleat process which sets the pleats - use of fabric conditioner causes the pleats to become less crisp & the heat from the tumble dryer will also remove pleats over time.

Sportswear

Our performance sportswear dries very quickly without the need to tumble dry. Please avoid tumble drying or ironing anything with a transfer as this can cause the print to peel. Games socks should be air dried rather than tumble dried.

Velcro

Never wash a garment with its Velcro unfastened. The material is abrasive and can cause damage to other items of clothing.

Vinyl print on stretchy fabrics

Due to the stretch of the fabric of many garments, the vinyl is liable to crack and peel off. We are happy to reapply new print to the garment.

OTHER ITEMS -

Book bags, Games Bags & Holdalls should be wiped clean with a damp cloth.

PILLING AND BOBBLING

Knitted goods are prone to pilling. The main reason is friction or rubbing against another object and this does not necessarily mean that the garment is faulty or of poor quality. Pilling can be caused by any of the following:-

External friction i.e. movement against another fabric or object; Heat generated by the individual when the garment is worn; Washing the garment at the incorrect temperature and/or with other fabrics that will rub against the garment; Tumble drying the garment at too high a temperature, which causes the heat to draw out the fibre.

Some garments appear to have 'fluffed up' after a short period of wear and this is due to surface fibre from the yarn coming to the surface. The yarn in these cases is slightly hairier than usual and the hairs disappear after a period of wear and washing. This is similar to a carpet, where when first laid, the loose fibres come to the surface and are vacuumed away. If the fibres do not wash away, various devices can be used to remove the excess fibre to enhance the look of the garment. Once the fibre is removed the garment is unlikely to pill again. Check that bags and outerwear do not have any exposed Velcro fastenings which may cause damage to garments worn beneath them.

Our advice: we find that the best solution is to turn garments inside out when washing. When pilling occurs it should settle down after washing a number of times; however, if pilling is excessive, please feel free to return to us for inspection.

If you still have a query then our Customer Services Team will be happy to assist. Tel: 01628 819242 Email: customerservices@hawkinsport.co.uk

Are you discovering (or rediscovering) tennis and looking to have fun during matches with your friends?

The Boost Drive is perfect for those who want to improve their game or simply have fun on the court.

If you're an occasional player looking to improve your game, then you'll love this racket for its lightweight graphite frame and excellent handling.

Its bright and modern design comes in two colours, allowing you to express your personality on the court!

Benefits:

EASY POWER - The Boost Drive has a large, highly forgiving 680 cm2 head and a 16/19 string pattern for enhanced power on every shot.
LIGHTNESS - A graphite composite frame makes this 260 g racket extremely manoeuvrable and forgiving to help occasional players improve their game.
Woofer System - The first and most effective frame-string interaction system that provides a longer ball and string contact time for greater control and comfort.

Technical Characteristics:

Head Size:	680 cm²	Length:	685 mm
Weight (unstrung):	260 g +/- 7 g	Balance (unstrung):	345 mm +/- 7 mm
Swing Weight:	290	Stringing Pattern:	16/19
Stiffness (RA):	70	Section:	23-26-23
Composition:	Graphite	Tension Recommended:	23-25 Kg
Recommended Grip:	Syntec Uptake

Grip Size Guide:

The most accurate method of determining the correct grip size is to measure the length from the tip of the ring finger to the middle of the palm of the hand (2nd line). This is your hand measurement. Each measurement corresponds to a matched grip size. The corresponding sizes can be found in the table below:

EU	Hand size (in mm)
0	100 - 102
1	103 - 105
2	106 - 108
3	109 - 111
4	112 - 114
5	115 - 117

If, for example, the ring finger is 107 mm away from the palm, then a grip size 2 will be ideal.

If you hesitate between two grip sizes, know that it is better to have a grip that is too small than too large. Indeed, a too-small grip can be covered with an overgrip to be slightly enlarged.