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Drop Shot Explorer Pro Comfort 2.0 vs Across Sand Finish
The Explorer Pro Comfort 2.0 is the better racket, 76 to 70: more control and comfort. The Across is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 7 July 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Explorer takes 4 of the six, the Across takes value, and handling is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Not listed on the Explorer, fibreglass on the Across.
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 same weight, 0 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 Explorer is at PadelProShop right now, at €116.
No edge either way
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 Comfort 2.0
Our score 76 · €116Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Across has 76 for value against its 66.
Across Sand Finish
Our score 70 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Explorer has 72 for control against its 66.
Our recommendation for most players
The Explorer Pro Comfort 2.0
The higher score, 76 to 70.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Explorer +6
No other site has scored the Explorer or the Across yet. When one does, it shows here.
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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 Explorer or the Across 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 Comfort 2.0
The better racket, 76 to 70: more control and comfort.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Not listed face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Explorer Pro Comfort 2.0 or the Across Sand Finish?
The Explorer Pro Comfort 2.0 is the better racket, 76 to 70: more control and comfort. The Across is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Explorer Pro Comfort 2.0 and the Across Sand Finish?
Not listed on the Explorer, fibreglass on the Across. The same weight, 0 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Explorer Pro Comfort 2.0: control 72 against 66.
What is the price difference?
Only the Explorer is at PadelProShop right now, at €116.
