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Drop Shot Explorer Soft Women vs Drax +
The Explorer Soft Women is the better racket, 77 to 73: more power. They cost about the same.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
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How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Explorer takes 1 of the six, the Drax 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
Face and weight change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon against fibreglass: the Drax's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Explorer's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more.
Edge: the Drax, 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: 355 to 365 g and 350 to 370 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: €116 and €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 Women
Our score 77 · €116Skip it if you want more control: the Drax has 74 for control against its 71.
Drax +
Our score 73 · €116Skip it if you want more power: the Explorer has 74 for power against its 64.
Our recommendation for most players
The Explorer Soft Women
The higher score, 77 to 73.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Explorer +4
No other site has scored the Explorer or the Drax yet. When one does, it shows here.
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What players said
3 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 Soft Women
No player has told us about the Explorer yet.
Drax +
1 of 3 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 1Did not 1
Only 3 players so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
Drop Shot Explorer Soft Women
The better racket, 77 to 73: more power.
- Our score 77 against 73
- Fibreglass face
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Questions
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Which is better, the Explorer Soft Women or the Drax +?
The Explorer Soft Women is the better racket, 77 to 73: more power. They cost about the same.
What is the difference between the Explorer Soft Women and the Drax +?
Carbon against fibreglass: the Drax's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Explorer's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more. About the same weight: 355 to 365 g and 350 to 370 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Explorer Soft Women: power 74 against 64.
What is the price difference?
About the same price: €116 and €116.
