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Adidas Metalbone Reserve EDT vs King Cobra Technic
The Metalbone Reserve EDT is the better racket, 86 to 79: more control and sweet spot. The King is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Metalbone takes 5 of the six, the King takes value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Four things change between them. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon 16K on the Metalbone, not listed on the King.
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.
The King is about 368 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Metalbone puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the King, 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.
Only the Metalbone is at PadelProShop right now, at €243.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
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Metalbone Reserve EDT
Our score 86 · €243Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the King has 74 for value against its 72.
King Cobra Technic
Our score 79 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Metalbone has 72 for control against its 66.
Our recommendation for most players
The Metalbone Reserve EDT
The higher score, 86 to 79.
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What players said
5 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 Reserve EDT
1 of 4 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 2Did not 1
Only 4 players so far: too few to rank what they said.
King Cobra Technic
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 Reserve EDT
The better racket, 86 to 79: more control and sweet spot.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 16K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Metalbone Reserve EDT or the King Cobra Technic?
The Metalbone Reserve EDT is the better racket, 86 to 79: more control and sweet spot. The King is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Metalbone Reserve EDT and the King Cobra Technic?
Carbon 16K on the Metalbone, not listed on the King. The King is about 368 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Metalbone puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Metalbone Reserve EDT: control 72 against 66.
What is the price difference?
Only the Metalbone is at PadelProShop right now, at €243.
