Adidas Metalbone Ctrl vs Adidas Metalbone HRD+
Head-to-head on PRR scores, specs, and live prices — independently tested with the same methodology. Updated daily.
Too close to call on score alone
Both rackets score 88/100 in PRR testing, so the right pick comes down to feel and spec. Its biggest edge is control (+18). The Adidas Metalbone HRD+ answers back on power (+14). On price, the Adidas Metalbone HRD+ is currently €9 cheaper.
“The Adidas Metalbone Ctrl is a round control frame at 360 g with an EVA foam core, built for advanced players who want exceptional directional precision. Control at 90 is the exceptional headline: among the most precisely placed frames in the advanced bracket. our score 88 confirms the level of overall performance. Power at 78 is the honest trade-off. Comfort at 76 and tolerance at 76 keep it usable across regular sessions. Our score: 88/100.”
“On paper the HRD+ 2026 is the 2025 HRD+ 3.4 again: the same head-heavy diamond, the same Carbon Aluminized 16K face over High Memory EVA. The one new part adidas lists is a padded, adjustable wrist cord. So it scores like the 3.4: power 92, control 72, manoeuvrability 67, comfort 64 and tolerance 63. It gives you a lot of racket on the overhead and very little back on a late block or a ball off the frame. Value falls to 71 because the 2025 is discounted and this one is not yet, so our score is 88, one under the 3.4.”
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