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Babolat Technical Viper Soft 3.0 vs Arenal
The Technical Viper Soft 3.0 is the better racket, 87 to 77: more control and comfort. The Arenal is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 6 July 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Technical takes 5 of the six, and value is level.
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.
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Technical's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Arenal, 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 Arenal is about 10 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Technical puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Arenal, 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.
Only the Technical is at PadelProShop right now, at €152.
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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Technical Viper Soft 3.0
Our score 87 · €152Skip it if handling matters most to you: it is its lowest score, 72.
Arenal
Our score 77 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Technical has 82 for control against its 69.
Our recommendation for most players
The Technical Viper Soft 3.0
The higher score, 87 to 77.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Technical +10
PadelReference
Has scored only the Technical
We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
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No player has told us about the Technical or the Arenal yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Babolat Technical Viper Soft 3.0
The better racket, 87 to 77: more control and comfort.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 3K face
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Questions
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Which is better, the Technical Viper Soft 3.0 or the Arenal?
The Technical Viper Soft 3.0 is the better racket, 87 to 77: more control and comfort. The Arenal is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Technical Viper Soft 3.0 and the Arenal?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Technical's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The Arenal is about 10 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Technical puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Technical Viper Soft 3.0: control 82 against 69.
What is the price difference?
Only the Technical is at PadelProShop right now, at €152.
