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Adidas Metalbone 09 vs Maxx Hype
The Maxx Hype is the better racket, 85 to 84: more power. The Metalbone 09 costs €45 less.
Our scores, updated 8 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 Metalbone 09 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 €45 question
€45
more for the Maxx. This is what it buys you.
- +6Power88 against 82
- 18KAn 18K carbon faceagainst fibreglass: a stiffer face, a crisper answer on volleys
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €45: the Metalbone 09 is 84 in Our score.
What is different
Face and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon against fibreglass: the Maxx's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Metalbone 09's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more.
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.
€45 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Metalbone 09 35%, Maxx 46%. The Metalbone 09 wins the value round, 82 to 80.
Edge: the Metalbone 09, for your wallet
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Metalbone 09
Our score 84 · €144Skip it if you want more power: the Maxx has 88 for power against its 82.
Maxx Hype
Our score 85 · €189Skip it if you want more comfort: the Metalbone 09 has 70 for comfort against its 64.
Our recommendation for most players
The Maxx Hype
The higher score, 85 to 84.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
0 of the 2 other sites that scored both put 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.
Metalbone 09
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 Hype
No player has told us about the Maxx yet.
Our recommendation
Lok Maxx Hype
The better racket, 85 to 84: more power.
- Our score 85 against 84
- Carbon 18K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Metalbone 09 or the Maxx Hype?
The Maxx Hype is the better racket, 85 to 84: more power. The Metalbone 09 costs €45 less.
What is the difference between the Metalbone 09 and the Maxx Hype?
Carbon against fibreglass: the Maxx's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Metalbone 09's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more. The same weight, 360 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Maxx Hype: power 88 against 82.
What is the price difference?
€45 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Metalbone 09 35%, Maxx 46%. The Metalbone 09 wins the value round, 82 to 80.
