Babolat Stima Spirit

The Stima Spirit is light at 335 g, but its 270 mm balance shifts the mass into the head. That gives it the momentum on contact that light rackets usually lack.

You feel it on the smash. The other side of that balance is that the head needs a confident swing, or the racket arrives late at the net. The weight itself stays low for an adult racket, and the arm tires less over a long match than with heavier models. It is a professional-level Stima with a carbon frame, listing Micro Perf, Holes Pattern System, Smart ButtCap and 3D Spin.