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Bullpadel Vertex vs Adidas Metalbone
Pick the Vertex if your elbow has ever complained, you have a small hand and want the lighter, thinner-handled edition or the price decides it. The Metalbone gives nothing on the finder's numbers that the Vertex does not, and it costs more: pick it if it feels better in your hand.
| Bullpadel Vertex | Adidas Metalbone |
| Shape | diamond | diamond |
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| Weight | 370 g | 370 g |
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| Balance | high | high |
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| Core | hard | hard |
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| Face | carbon | carbon |
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| Built for | competitive | competitive |
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| Power | 9 of 10 | 9 of 10 |
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| Control | 5 of 10 | 5 of 10 |
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| Kind to the arm | 4 of 10 | 3 of 10 |
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| Lighter edition | No | No |
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| Women's edition | Yes | No |
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| Street price | €220 to €330 | €250 to €380 |
The rows in bold are where they differ. They match on shape, weight, balance, core, face, built for, power, control and lighter edition.
The Vertex
The pure power diamond. For the left-side finisher who already hits the centre every time and wants the smash to end points.
Against the Metalbone: kinder to the arm, cheaper.
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The Metalbone
Ale Galán's racket, adjustable weights and all. Enormous overhead, small sweet spot, unforgiving arm. Only if you are already good.
Against the Vertex: harder on the arm, dearer.
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Neither?
The finder weighs your answers against all twenty and gives the three that fit. Or read the full page on the Vertex or the Metalbone.
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