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Drop Shot Axion Attack Soft vs Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite
The Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite is the better racket, 86 to 81: more handling and control. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Axion is, at €162.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Genius 12K takes 6 of the six.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
The same face on both: carbon 12k.
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: 350 to 370 g and 350 to 360 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 Axion is at PadelProShop right now, at €162.
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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Axion Attack Soft
Our score 81 · €162Skip it if you want quicker hands: the Genius 12K has 82 for handling against its 67.
Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite
Our score 86 · not in stockSkip it if value matters most to you: it is its lowest score, 70.
Our recommendation for most players
The Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite
The higher score, 86 to 81. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Genius 12K +5
Padelful
Has scored only the Axion
PadelReference
Has scored only the Axion
We do not change ours to match.
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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 Axion or the Genius 12K yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
NOX Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite
The better racket, 86 to 81: more handling and control.
- 6 of 6 scores
- Carbon 12K face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Axion Attack Soft or the Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite?
The Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite is the better racket, 86 to 81: more handling and control. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Axion is, at €162.
What is the difference between the Axion Attack Soft and the Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite?
The same face on both: carbon 12k. About the same weight: 350 to 370 g and 350 to 360 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for handling?
The Genius 12K Alum Xtrem Lite: handling 82 against 67.
What is the price difference?
Only the Axion is at PadelProShop right now, at €162.
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