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adidas Metalbone vs Defy LS V1
The Metalbone is the better racket, 90 to 81: more control and power. The Defy costs €27 less.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Metalbone takes 4 of the six, the Defy takes handling and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €27 question
€27
more for the Metalbone. This is what it buys you.
- +14Control88 against 74
- +6Power84 against 78
- +3Sweet spot74 against 71
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €27: the Defy is 81 in Our score.
What is different
Four things change between them. 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 355 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.
€27 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Metalbone 52%, Defy 30%. The Defy wins the value round, 74 to 72.
Edge: the Defy, 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
Our score 90 · €189Skip it if you want quicker hands: the Defy has 76 for handling against its 74.
Defy LS V1
Our score 81 · €162Skip it if you want more control: the Metalbone has 88 for control against its 74.
Our recommendation for most players
The Metalbone
The higher score, 90 to 81.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
1 of the 2 other sites that scored both put the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
16 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
Defy LS V1
No player has told us about the Defy yet.
Our recommendation
adidas Metalbone
The better racket, 90 to 81: more control and power.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Carbon 16K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Metalbone or the Defy LS V1?
The Metalbone is the better racket, 90 to 81: more control and power. The Defy costs €27 less.
What is the difference between the Metalbone and the Defy LS V1?
The same face on both: carbon 16k. About the same weight: 345 to 360 g and 355 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Metalbone: control 88 against 74.
What is the price difference?
€27 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Metalbone 52%, Defy 30%. The Defy wins the value round, 74 to 72.
