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Adidas Metalbone Ctrl vs Trilogy Elite 5
The Metalbone Ctrl is the better racket, 88 to 78: more control and sweet spot. The Trilogy costs €122 less.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Ctrl takes 5 of the six, the Trilogy takes value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €122 question
€122
more for the Ctrl. This is what it buys you.
- +19Control90 against 71
- +7Sweet spot76 against 69
- +6Comfort76 against 70
- 16KA 16K carbon faceagainst 12K: a stiffer face, a crisper answer on volleys
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €122: the Trilogy is 78 in Our score.
What is different
Four things change between them. Pick one to look closer.
16K packs 16,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 12,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Trilogy's 12K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Ctrl, 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 Trilogy is about 352 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Ctrl puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Trilogy, for quick hands
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.
€122 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Ctrl 45%, Trilogy 59%. The Trilogy wins the value round, 82 to 72.
Edge: the Trilogy, 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 Ctrl
Our score 88 · €216Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Trilogy has 82 for value against its 72.
Trilogy Elite 5
Our score 78 · €94Skip it if you want more control: the Ctrl has 90 for control against its 71.
Our recommendation for most players
The Metalbone Ctrl
The higher score, 88 to 78.
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What players said
22 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 Ctrl
11 of 21 liked it
Liked it 11No strong view 5Did not 5
What they said, by how many said it
Trilogy Elite 5
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.
Our recommendation
Adidas Metalbone Ctrl
The better racket, 88 to 78: more control and sweet spot.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 16K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Metalbone Ctrl or the Trilogy Elite 5?
The Metalbone Ctrl is the better racket, 88 to 78: more control and sweet spot. The Trilogy costs €122 less.
What is the difference between the Metalbone Ctrl and the Trilogy Elite 5?
16K packs 16,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 12,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Trilogy's 12K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The Trilogy is about 352 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Ctrl puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Metalbone Ctrl: control 90 against 71.
What is the price difference?
€122 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Ctrl 45%, Trilogy 59%. The Trilogy wins the value round, 82 to 72.
