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Drop Shot Explorer Pro Attack Soft vs Explorer Pro Control 1.0
The Explorer Pro Attack Soft is the better racket, 77 to 76: more power. It is also €13 cheaper.
Our scores, updated 7 July 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Attack Soft takes 1 of the six, the Control 1.0 takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
Better, and cheaper
€13
less for the better racket. No trade-off on price here.
- +6Power72 against 66
The Attack Soft scores higher and costs less. The Control 1.0 only makes sense if one of its own strengths is the one you play for.
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.
The Control 1.0 is about 368 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Attack Soft puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Control 1.0, 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.
€13 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Attack Soft 50%, Control 1.0 37%. The better racket is the cheaper one here.
Edge: the Attack Soft, 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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Explorer Pro Attack Soft
Our score 77 · €139Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Control 1.0 has 78 for value against its 68.
Explorer Pro Control 1.0
Our score 76 · €152Skip it if you want more power: the Attack Soft has 72 for power against its 66.
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
Attack Soft +1
Padelful
Has scored only the Attack Soft
PadelReference
Has scored only the 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 Attack Soft or the Control 1.0 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 power.
- Our score 77 against 76
- €13 cheaper
- Carbon 12K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Explorer Pro Attack Soft or the Explorer Pro Control 1.0?
The Explorer Pro Attack Soft is the better racket, 77 to 76: more power. It is also €13 cheaper.
What is the difference between the Explorer Pro Attack Soft and the Explorer Pro Control 1.0?
The same face on both: carbon 12k. The Control 1.0 is about 368 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Attack Soft puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Explorer Pro Attack Soft: power 72 against 66.
What is the price difference?
€13 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Attack Soft 50%, Control 1.0 37%. The better racket is the cheaper one here.
