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Bullpadel Hack 05 Comfort vs Defy V1
The Hack 05 Comfort is the better racket, 85 to 82: more comfort and power. The Defy costs €64 less.
Our scores, updated 15 September 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Hack 05 takes 3 of the six, the Defy takes sweet spot and handling, and value is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €64 question
€64
more for the Hack 05. This is what it buys you.
- +8Comfort76 against 68
- +4Power86 against 82
- +2Control74 against 72
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €64: the Defy is 82 in Our score.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon and fibreglass on the Hack 05, carbon 3k on the Defy.
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.
About the same weight: 360 to 370 g and 365 g.
No edge either way
The same balance point, 265 mm from the end of the handle.
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.
€64 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Hack 05 10%, Defy 39%.
Edge: the Defy, for your wallet
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
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Hack 05 Comfort
Our score 85 · €234Skip it if you want a bigger sweet spot: the Defy has 67 for sweet spot against its 64.
Defy V1
Our score 82 · €170Skip it if you want more comfort: the Hack 05 has 76 for comfort against its 68.
Our recommendation for most players
The Hack 05 Comfort
The higher score, 85 to 82.
Not sure of your level? Padel DNA matches rackets to how you play.
What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Hack 05 +3
Padelful
Has scored only the Defy
PadelReference
Has scored only the Defy
We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
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.
Hack 05 Comfort
No player has told us about the Hack 05 yet.
Defy V1
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.
Our recommendation
Bullpadel Hack 05 Comfort
The better racket, 85 to 82: more comfort and power.
- Our score 85 against 82
- Carbon and fibreglass face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Hack 05 Comfort or the Defy V1?
The Hack 05 Comfort is the better racket, 85 to 82: more comfort and power. The Defy costs €64 less.
What is the difference between the Hack 05 Comfort and the Defy V1?
Carbon and fibreglass on the Hack 05, carbon 3k on the Defy. About the same weight: 360 to 370 g and 365 g. The same balance point, 265 mm from the end of the handle.
Which is better for comfort?
The Hack 05 Comfort: comfort 76 against 68.
What is the price difference?
€64 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Hack 05 10%, Defy 39%.
