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Adidas Metalbone Carbon vs Maxx Hype
The Maxx Hype is the better racket, 85 to 84: more value and power. The Metalbone costs €37 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 2 of the six, the Metalbone takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €37 question
€37
more for the Maxx. This is what it buys you.
- +2Value80 against 78
- +2Power88 against 86
- 18KAn 18K carbon faceagainst 6K: a stiffer face, a crisper answer on volleys
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €37: the Metalbone is 84 in Our score.
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 6,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Metalbone's 6K 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.
€37 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Metalbone 42%, Maxx 46%.
Edge: the Metalbone, 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 Carbon
Our score 84 · €152Skip it if you want more power: the Maxx has 88 for power against its 86.
Maxx Hype
Our score 85 · €189Skip it if you want more comfort: the Metalbone has 66 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
4 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.
Metalbone Carbon
2 of 4 liked it
Liked it 2No strong view 1Did not 1
What they said, by how many said it
Maxx Hype
No player has told us about the Maxx yet.
Our recommendation
Lok Maxx Hype
The better racket, 85 to 84: more value and power.
- Our score 85 against 84
- Carbon 18K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Metalbone Carbon or the Maxx Hype?
The Maxx Hype is the better racket, 85 to 84: more value and power. The Metalbone costs €37 less.
What is the difference between the Metalbone Carbon and the Maxx Hype?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 6,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Metalbone's 6K 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 value?
The Maxx Hype: value 80 against 78.
What is the price difference?
€37 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Metalbone 42%, Maxx 46%.
