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Black Crown Special Elite vs Explorer Pro Attack Soft
The Special Elite is the better racket, 82 to 77: more value and power. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Explorer is, at €139.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Special takes 4 of the six, the Explorer takes sweet spot and comfort.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
12K packs 12,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Special's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Explorer, 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: 355 to 370 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.
Only the Explorer is at PadelProShop right now, at €139.
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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Special Elite
Our score 82 · not in stockSkip it if you want more comfort: the Explorer has 72 for comfort against its 71.
Explorer Pro Attack Soft
Our score 77 · €139Skip it if you want more power: the Special has 80 for power against its 72.
Our recommendation for most players
The Special Elite
The higher score, 82 to 77. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
0 of the 1 other site that scored both puts the same one ahead. 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.
Special Elite
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.
Explorer Pro Attack Soft
No player has told us about the Explorer yet.
Our recommendation
Black Crown Special Elite
The better racket, 82 to 77: more value and power.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Carbon 3K face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Special Elite or the Explorer Pro Attack Soft?
The Special Elite is the better racket, 82 to 77: more value and power. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Explorer is, at €139.
What is the difference between the Special Elite and the Explorer Pro Attack Soft?
12K packs 12,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Special's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. About the same weight: 355 to 370 g and 360 to 370 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for value?
The Special Elite: value 76 against 68.
What is the price difference?
Only the Explorer is at PadelProShop right now, at €139.
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