What the finder says about it
- Built for a competitive player. The finder keeps it away from a club player: a racket two rungs above you is a mistake, not a stretch.
- Arm 4 of 10: the finder marks it down for anyone who ticks elbow, shoulder or wrist trouble. It loses ground too for anyone playing four times a week.
- Power 9, control 5: the head weight the finder looks for when you say you finish points, from the left.
- 370 g of stability on the overhead, for a player who tells the finder heavy is fine.
- Diamond: the mass in the head for power, and a small sweet spot high on the face that punishes a mishit.
- €220 to €330 in the shops, so it is in play from the €180 to €260 budget up: top of the range, priced like it.
- Sold in a lighter, smaller-grip edition under the same name, which the finder counts in its favour for a small hand.
Power, control and arm are the finder's own 0 to 10 scores, from playing the rackets and the specialist shops' consensus. Prices are the usual street band and move with the season.
The closest alternatives
- Babolat Technical Viper: cheaper. Side by side
- Adidas Metalbone: harder on the arm, dearer. Side by side
- Bullpadel Hack: kinder to the arm, more control, cheaper
On the lists: power, women and small hands.
Before you buy
Hold it in the ready position for a minute: if the head wants to drop, the balance is too high for you. Most rackets ship with a handle a size too thin, and one overgrip fixes it. Not sure it is the one? The finder asks twelve questions and gives three.