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Drop Shot Explorer Pro Control 1.0 vs Invictus Lw
The Explorer Pro Control 1.0 is the better racket, 76 to 74: more control and sweet spot. The Invictus 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 Invictus takes power and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
24K packs 24,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 12,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Explorer's 12K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Invictus, 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 Explorer is about 355 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Invictus puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Explorer, 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.
Only the Explorer is at PadelProShop right now, at €152.
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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Explorer Pro Control 1.0
Our score 76 · €152Skip it if you want more power: the Invictus has 74 for power against its 66.
Invictus Lw
Our score 74 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Explorer has 76 for control against its 68.
Our recommendation for most players
The Explorer Pro Control 1.0
The higher score, 76 to 74.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Explorer +2
No other site has scored the Explorer or the Invictus yet. When one does, it shows here.
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 Explorer or the Invictus 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 Control 1.0
The better racket, 76 to 74: more control and sweet spot.
- 4 of 6 scores
- About 355 g lighter
- Carbon 12K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Explorer Pro Control 1.0 or the Invictus Lw?
The Explorer Pro Control 1.0 is the better racket, 76 to 74: more control and sweet spot. The Invictus is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Explorer Pro Control 1.0 and the Invictus Lw?
24K packs 24,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 12,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Explorer's 12K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The Explorer is about 355 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Invictus puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Explorer Pro Control 1.0: control 76 against 68.
What is the price difference?
Only the Explorer is at PadelProShop right now, at €152.
