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Adidas Metalbone vs Bourne Cube ElbowCare
The Metalbone is the better racket, 90 to 82: more value and power. The Bourne is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 10 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Metalbone takes 4 of the six, the Bourne takes sweet spot and comfort.
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 Bourne.
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
Our score 90 · €189Skip it if you want more comfort: the Bourne has 78 for comfort against its 74.
Bourne Cube ElbowCare
Our score 82 · not in stockSkip it if you want more racket for the money: the Metalbone has 72 for value against its 58.
Our recommendation for most players
The Metalbone
The higher score, 90 to 82.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Metalbone +8
Padelful
Has scored only the Metalbone
PadelReference
Has scored only the Metalbone
We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
17 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
9 of 16 liked it
Liked it 9No strong view 3Did not 4
What they said, by how many said it
Bourne Cube ElbowCare
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
The better racket, 90 to 82: more value and power.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Carbon 16K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Metalbone or the Bourne Cube ElbowCare?
The Metalbone is the better racket, 90 to 82: more value and power. The Bourne is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Metalbone and the Bourne Cube ElbowCare?
Carbon 16K on the Metalbone, not listed on the Bourne. 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 value?
The Metalbone: value 72 against 58.
What is the price difference?
Only the Metalbone is at PadelProShop right now, at €189.
