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Black Crown Special Max vs Speed 3.0 Royal Power
The Special Max is the better racket, 84 to 70: more control and sweet spot. Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Special takes 6 of the six.
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.
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Speed 3.0's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Special, 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 355 to 375 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.
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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Special Max
Our score 84 · not in stockSkip it if handling matters most to you: it is its lowest score, 74.
Speed 3.0 Royal Power
Our score 70 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Special has 86 for control against its 64.
Our recommendation for most players
The Special Max
The higher score, 84 to 70. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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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 Max
1 of 1 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Speed 3.0 Royal Power
No player has told us about the Speed 3.0 yet.
Our recommendation
Black Crown Special Max
The better racket, 84 to 70: more control and sweet spot.
- 6 of 6 scores
- Carbon 18K face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Special Max or the Speed 3.0 Royal Power?
The Special Max is the better racket, 84 to 70: more control and sweet spot. Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Special Max and the Speed 3.0 Royal Power?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Speed 3.0's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. About the same weight: 355 to 370 g and 355 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Special Max: control 86 against 64.
What is the price difference?
Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
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