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adidas Metalbone HRD+ vs Bourne CUBE Elbowcare W
The Metalbone HRD+ is the better racket, 88 to 82: more power and value. The Bourne is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 26 October 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Metalbone takes 2 of the six, the Bourne takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
The same face on both: carbon 16k.
No edge either way
* 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.
About the same weight: 345 to 360 g and 350 to 360 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.
Only the Metalbone is at PadelProShop right now, at €189.
No edge either way
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 HRD+
Our score 88 · €189Skip it if you want more comfort: the Bourne has 78 for comfort against its 64.
Bourne CUBE Elbowcare W
Our score 82 · not in stockSkip it if you want more power: the Metalbone has 92 for power against its 74.
Our recommendation for most players
The Metalbone HRD+
The higher score, 88 to 82.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Metalbone +6
No other site has scored the Metalbone or the Bourne yet. When one does, it shows here.
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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 HRD+
No player has told us about the Metalbone yet.
Bourne CUBE Elbowcare W
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 Metalbone HRD+
The better racket, 88 to 82: more power and value.
- Our score 88 against 82
- Carbon 16K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Metalbone HRD+ or the Bourne CUBE Elbowcare W?
The Metalbone HRD+ is the better racket, 88 to 82: more power and value. The Bourne is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Metalbone HRD+ and the Bourne CUBE Elbowcare W?
The same face on both: carbon 16k. About the same weight: 345 to 360 g and 350 to 360 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Metalbone HRD+: power 92 against 74.
What is the price difference?
Only the Metalbone is at PadelProShop right now, at €189.
