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Drop Shot Explorer Soft W vs Pro Tour Power
The Pro Tour Power is the better racket, 80 to 77: more power. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Explorer is, at €116.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Pro takes 1 of the six, the Explorer takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Four things change between them. Pick one to look closer.
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Explorer's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Pro, 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.
About the same weight: 350 to 370 g and 360 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 Soft W
Our score 77 · €116Skip it if you want more power: the Pro has 82 for power against its 74.
Pro Tour Power
Our score 80 · not in stockSkip it if you want a bigger sweet spot: the Explorer has 71 for sweet spot against its 67.
Our recommendation for most players
The Pro Tour Power
The higher score, 80 to 77. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Pro +3
PadelReference
Has scored only the Pro
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 Explorer or the Pro yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Osaka Pro Tour Power
The better racket, 80 to 77: more power.
- Our score 80 against 77
- Carbon 18K face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
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Which is better, the Explorer Soft W or the Pro Tour Power?
The Pro Tour Power is the better racket, 80 to 77: more power. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Explorer is, at €116.
What is the difference between the Explorer Soft W and the Pro Tour Power?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Explorer's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. About the same weight: 350 to 370 g and 360 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Pro Tour Power: power 82 against 74.
What is the price difference?
Only the Explorer is at PadelProShop right now, at €116.
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