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Babolat Stima Life vs Curve Speed
The Curve Speed is the better racket, 79 to 70: more power. Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 7 July 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Curve takes 1 of the six, the Stima takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face and weight change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Fibreglass on the Stima, not listed on the Curve.
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 Stima is about 35 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Curve puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Stima, 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.
Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
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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Stima Life
Our score 70 · not in stockSkip it if you want more power: the Curve has 80 for power against its 60.
Curve Speed
Our score 79 · not in stockSkip it if you want a bigger sweet spot: the Stima has 80 for sweet spot against its 67.
Our recommendation for most players
The Curve Speed
The higher score, 79 to 70. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Curve +9
PadelReference
Has scored only the Stima
We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
What players said
Players who own a racket tell us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
No player has told us about the Stima or the Curve yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Tecnifibre Curve Speed
The better racket, 79 to 70: more power.
- Our score 79 against 70
- Not listed face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Stima Life or the Curve Speed?
The Curve Speed is the better racket, 79 to 70: more power. Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Stima Life and the Curve Speed?
Fibreglass on the Stima, not listed on the Curve. The Stima is about 35 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Curve puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Curve Speed: power 80 against 60.
What is the price difference?
Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
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