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Adidas Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl vs Maxx Flow
The Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl and the Maxx Flow score the same, 83. The Maxx costs €10 less.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Arrow takes 4 of the six, the Maxx takes power, and value is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, balance and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Arrow's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Maxx, for precision
* 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.
The same weight, 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.
€10 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Arrow 40%, Maxx 49%.
Edge: the Maxx, 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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Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl
Our score 83 · €162Skip 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 control: the Arrow has 86 for control against its 80.
Our recommendation for most players
The Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl
The higher score, 83 to 83.
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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
1 player 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.
Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl
No player has told us about the Arrow yet.
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
Adidas Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl
The better racket, 83 to 83: more control and sweet spot.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Carbon 3K face
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Questions
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Which is better, the Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl or the Maxx Flow?
The Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl and the Maxx Flow score the same, 83. The Maxx costs €10 less.
What is the difference between the Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl and the Maxx Flow?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Arrow's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The same weight, 360 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Arrow Hit Carbon Ctrl: control 86 against 80.
What is the price difference?
€10 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Arrow 40%, Maxx 49%.
