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Adidas Metalbone Team vs Carb-on Hype Gen 2
The Carb-on Hype Gen 2 is the better racket, 82 to 80: more power. The Metalbone costs €12 less.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Carb-on takes 1 of the six, the Metalbone takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling, and value is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €12 question
€12
more for the Carb-on. This is what it buys you.
- +7Power85 against 78
- 6KA 6K carbon faceagainst fibreglass: a stiffer face, a crisper answer on volleys
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €12: the Metalbone is 80 in Our score.
What is different
Face, balance and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon against fibreglass: the Carb-on's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Metalbone's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more.
Edge: the Carb-on, 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.
€12 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Metalbone 46%, Carb-on 52%.
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 Team
Our score 80 · €108Skip it if you want more power: the Carb-on has 85 for power against its 78.
Carb-on Hype Gen 2
Our score 82 · €120Skip it if you want more comfort: the Metalbone has 74 for comfort against its 65.
Our recommendation for most players
The Carb-on Hype Gen 2
The higher score, 82 to 80.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Carb-on +2
Padelful
Carb-on +3
PadelReference
Has scored only the Metalbone
1 of the 1 other site that scored both puts the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
What players said
2 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 Team
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.
Carb-on Hype Gen 2
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
Lok Carb-on Hype Gen 2
The better racket, 82 to 80: more power.
- Our score 82 against 80
- Carbon 6K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Metalbone Team or the Carb-on Hype Gen 2?
The Carb-on Hype Gen 2 is the better racket, 82 to 80: more power. The Metalbone costs €12 less.
What is the difference between the Metalbone Team and the Carb-on Hype Gen 2?
Carbon against fibreglass: the Carb-on's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Metalbone's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more. The same weight, 360 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Carb-on Hype Gen 2: power 85 against 78.
What is the price difference?
€12 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Metalbone 46%, Carb-on 52%.
