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Drop Shot Explorer Pro Control 1.0 vs Sense Pro Classics
The Sense Pro Classics is the better racket, 84 to 76: more power and handling. The Explorer costs €27 less.
Our scores, updated 9 July 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Sense takes 4 of the six, the Explorer takes sweet spot and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €27 question
€27
more for the Sense. This is what it buys you.
- +10Power76 against 66
- +9Handling82 against 73
- +4Control80 against 76
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €27: the Explorer 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.
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.
About the same weight: 360 to 370 g and 365 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.
€27 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Explorer 37%, Sense 36%. The Explorer wins the value round, 78 to 62.
Edge: the Explorer, 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 Pro Control 1.0
Our score 76 · €152Skip it if you want more power: the Sense has 76 for power against its 66.
Sense Pro Classics
Our score 84 · €179Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Explorer has 78 for value against its 62.
Our recommendation for most players
The Sense Pro Classics
The higher score, 84 to 76.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Sense +8
No other site has scored the Explorer or the Sense yet. When one does, it shows here.
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What players said
1 player 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 Control 1.0
No player has told us about the Explorer yet.
Sense Pro Classics
0 of 1 liked it
Liked it 0No strong view 1Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
Oxdog Sense Pro Classics
The better racket, 84 to 76: more power and handling.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Carbon face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Explorer Pro Control 1.0 or the Sense Pro Classics?
The Sense Pro Classics is the better racket, 84 to 76: more power and handling. The Explorer costs €27 less.
What is the difference between the Explorer Pro Control 1.0 and the Sense Pro Classics?
The same face on both: carbon 12k. About the same weight: 360 to 370 g and 365 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Sense Pro Classics: power 76 against 66.
What is the price difference?
€27 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Explorer 37%, Sense 36%. The Explorer wins the value round, 78 to 62.
