“The Metalbone HRD is adidas's thesis on power: a head-heavy diamond with an EVA core and power 91 that converts any ball above the net tape into a finished point.”
Overall it sits in the top 8% of 1,000 rackets we’ve tested — its power score ranks in the top 3%.
Power
Exceptional91
Control
High70
Maneuverability
Good66
Sweet Spot
Good62
Comfort
Good63
Value
High77
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Power
Control
Maneuverability
Comfort
Sweet Spot
Value
PRR Score
87PRR Score
Inside the frame
What's inside
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CoreEVA
Foam core determines feel and vibration damping.
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ShapeDiamond
Head shape affects sweet spot size and balance.
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BalanceHead-heavy
Balance point determines power vs. control trade-off.
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LevelAdvanced
Target player level for this racket.
Scores from around the web
PadelReference
82/100
Padeful
86/100
Our verdict
The Metalbone HRD is adidas's thesis on power: a head-heavy diamond with an EVA core and power 91 that converts any ball above the net tape into a finished point. Bajadas hurt; remates end. The rest of the scorecard is the invoice: control 70 is the lowest kind of honest, comfort 63 makes the strike genuinely hard on arms, and tolerance 62 offers no consolation on mishits. Maneuverability 66 requires strength at the net. Value 77 reflects healthy discounting on the 2024 build. For elite attackers it is a magnificent blunt object; for developing games it is simply too much.
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Adidas's thesis statement on power: the head-heavy build makes the overhead nearly automatic — bajadas hurt, remates end — and last-generation pricing makes it the cheap route to the definitive version of this character. Everything else is the invoice. It's hard on any arm and ruinous on a bad one, mishits are filed under 'your problem', and it's one-dimensional by design.
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