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Bullpadel Impulse CTRL vs Optix V1
The Impulse CTRL is the better racket, 74 to 68: more value and control. The Optix is not 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 Impulse takes 5 of the six, and handling is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Weight, balance and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
The same face on both: fibreglass. Fibreglass is softer than carbon and forgives more; it suits players still building their swing.
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 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 Impulse is at PadelProShop right now, at €62.
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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Impulse CTRL
Our score 74 · €62Skip it if power matters most to you: it is its lowest score, 66.
Optix V1
Our score 68 · not in stockSkip it if you want more racket for the money: the Impulse has 86 for value against its 72.
Our recommendation for most players
The Impulse CTRL
The higher score, 74 to 68.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Impulse +6
PadelReference
Has scored only the Optix
We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
What players said
Players who own a racket tell us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
No player has told us about the Impulse or the Optix yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Bullpadel Impulse CTRL
The better racket, 74 to 68: more value and control.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Fibreglass face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Impulse CTRL or the Optix V1?
The Impulse CTRL is the better racket, 74 to 68: more value and control. The Optix is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Impulse CTRL and the Optix V1?
The same face on both: fibreglass. Fibreglass is softer than carbon and forgives more; it suits players still building their swing. About the same weight: 360 to 370 g and 365 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for value?
The Impulse CTRL: value 86 against 72.
What is the price difference?
Only the Impulse is at PadelProShop right now, at €62.
