Compare
Drop Shot Explorer Pro Attack Soft vs Ml10 Ventus Control 3K
The Ml10 Ventus Control 3K is the better racket, 84 to 77: more control and sweet spot. They cost about the same.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Ml10 takes 5 of the six, the Explorer takes power.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face and balance 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 Ml10's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Explorer, 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 same weight, 360 to 375 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.
About the same price: €139 and €135.
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?
Tap every line that sounds like you.
Explorer Pro Attack Soft
Our score 77 · €139Skip it if you want more control: the Ml10 has 87 for control against its 73.
Ml10 Ventus Control 3K
Our score 84 · €135Skip it if you want more power: the Explorer has 72 for power against its 71.
Our recommendation for most players
The Ml10 Ventus Control 3K
The higher score, 84 to 77.
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.
1 of the 2 other sites that scored both put the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
What players said
2 players 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.
Explorer Pro Attack Soft
No player has told us about the Explorer yet.
Ml10 Ventus Control 3K
1 of 2 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 1
Only 2 players so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
Nox Ml10 Ventus Control 3K
The better racket, 84 to 77: more control and sweet spot.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 3K face
When you buy through PadelProShop we earn a commission. It never changes a score.
Price alert
Share the cards
The comparison as two cards, for a post, a story or a group chat.
Download
Or share the page
Before you buy
Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Explorer Pro Attack Soft or the Ml10 Ventus Control 3K?
The Ml10 Ventus Control 3K is the better racket, 84 to 77: more control and sweet spot. They cost about the same.
What is the difference between the Explorer Pro Attack Soft and the Ml10 Ventus Control 3K?
12K packs 12,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Ml10's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The same weight, 360 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Ml10 Ventus Control 3K: control 87 against 73.
What is the price difference?
About the same price: €139 and €135.
