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Adidas Adipower Carbon Ctrl vs Maxx Flow
The Maxx Flow is the better racket, 83 to 81: more power. The Adipower costs €35 less.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Maxx takes 1 of the six, the Adipower takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €35 question
€35
more for the Maxx. This is what it buys you.
- +4Power76 against 72
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €35: the Adipower is 81 in Our score.
What is different
Weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
The same face on both: carbon 18k.
No edge either way
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 375 g and 360 to 375 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
€35 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Adipower 57%, Maxx 49%. The Adipower wins the value round, 81 to 78.
Edge: the Adipower, for your wallet
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
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Adipower Carbon Ctrl
Our score 81 · €117Skip it if you want more power: the Maxx has 76 for power against its 72.
Maxx Flow
Our score 83 · €152Skip it if you want more comfort: the Adipower has 78 for comfort against its 72.
Our recommendation for most players
The Maxx Flow
The higher score, 83 to 81.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
1 of the 1 other site that scored both puts the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
2 players who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Adipower Carbon Ctrl
0 of 1 liked it
Liked it 0No strong view 1Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Maxx Flow
1 of 1 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
Lok Maxx Flow
The better racket, 83 to 81: more power.
- Our score 83 against 81
- Carbon 18K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Adipower Carbon Ctrl or the Maxx Flow?
The Maxx Flow is the better racket, 83 to 81: more power. The Adipower costs €35 less.
What is the difference between the Adipower Carbon Ctrl and the Maxx Flow?
The same face on both: carbon 18k. About the same weight: 375 g and 360 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Maxx Flow: power 76 against 72.
What is the price difference?
€35 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Adipower 57%, Maxx 49%. The Adipower wins the value round, 81 to 78.
