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Drop Shot Explorer 9.0 vs Explorer Pro Attack Soft
The Explorer Pro Attack Soft is the better racket, 77 to 76: more value and control. The 9.0 costs €22 less.
Our scores, updated 7 July 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Pro Attack Soft takes 3 of the six, the 9.0 takes power and handling, and sweet spot is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €22 question
€22
more for the Pro Attack Soft. This is what it buys you.
- +2Value68 against 66
- +2Control73 against 71
- +1Comfort72 against 71
- 12KA 12K carbon faceagainst 3K: a stiffer face, a crisper answer on volleys
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €22: the 9.0 is 76 in Our score.
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 9.0's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Pro Attack Soft, 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.
The 9.0 is about 368 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Pro Attack Soft puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the 9.0, for quick hands
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.
€22 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: 9.0 44%, Pro Attack Soft 50%.
Edge: the 9.0, for your wallet
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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Explorer 9.0
Our score 76 · €117Skip it if you want more control: the Pro Attack Soft has 73 for control against its 71.
Explorer Pro Attack Soft
Our score 77 · €139Skip it if you want quicker hands: the 9.0 has 72 for handling against its 71.
Our recommendation for most players
The Explorer Pro Attack Soft
The higher score, 77 to 76.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Pro Attack Soft +1
Padelful
Has scored only the Pro Attack Soft
PadelReference
Has scored only the Pro Attack Soft
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 9.0 or the Pro Attack Soft yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Drop Shot Explorer Pro Attack Soft
The better racket, 77 to 76: more value and control.
- Our score 77 against 76
- Carbon 12K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Explorer 9.0 or the Explorer Pro Attack Soft?
The Explorer Pro Attack Soft is the better racket, 77 to 76: more value and control. The 9.0 costs €22 less.
What is the difference between the Explorer 9.0 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 9.0's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The 9.0 is about 368 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Pro Attack Soft puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for value?
The Explorer Pro Attack Soft: value 68 against 66.
What is the price difference?
€22 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: 9.0 44%, Pro Attack Soft 50%.
