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Babolat Technical Viper Soft 3.0 vs Impulse PWR
The Technical Viper Soft 3.0 is the better racket, 87 to 74: more control and comfort. The Impulse costs €90 less.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Technical takes 5 of the six, the Impulse takes value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €90 question
€90
more for the Technical. This is what it buys you.
- +16Control82 against 66
- +8Comfort76 against 68
- +7Sweet spot74 against 67
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €90: the Impulse is 74 in Our score.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon against fibreglass: the Technical's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Impulse's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more.
Edge: the Technical, 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.
About the same weight: 365 g and 360 to 370 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.
€90 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Technical 46%, Impulse 59%. The Impulse wins the value round, 86 to 74.
Edge: the Impulse, 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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Technical Viper Soft 3.0
Our score 87 · €152Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Impulse has 86 for value against its 74.
Impulse PWR
Our score 74 · €62Skip it if you want more control: the Technical has 82 for control against its 66.
Our recommendation for most players
The Technical Viper Soft 3.0
The higher score, 87 to 74.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Technical +13
PadelReference
Has scored only the Technical
We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
1 player 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.
Technical Viper Soft 3.0
No player has told us about the Technical yet.
Impulse PWR
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
Babolat Technical Viper Soft 3.0
The better racket, 87 to 74: more control and comfort.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Technical Viper Soft 3.0 or the Impulse PWR?
The Technical Viper Soft 3.0 is the better racket, 87 to 74: more control and comfort. The Impulse costs €90 less.
What is the difference between the Technical Viper Soft 3.0 and the Impulse PWR?
Carbon against fibreglass: the Technical's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Impulse's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more. About the same weight: 365 g and 360 to 370 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Technical Viper Soft 3.0: control 82 against 66.
What is the price difference?
€90 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Technical 46%, Impulse 59%. The Impulse wins the value round, 86 to 74.
