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Drop Shot Explorer 9.0 vs ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K
The ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K is the better racket, 82 to 76: more value and control. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Explorer 9.0 is, at €117.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The ML10 takes 5 of the six, the Explorer 9.0 takes power.
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.
The same face on both: carbon.
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: 350 to 370 g and 360 to 375 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 9.0 is at PadelProShop right now, at €117.
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 9.0
Our score 76 · €117Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the ML10 has 82 for value against its 66.
ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K
Our score 82 · not in stockSkip it if you want more power: the Explorer 9.0 has 73 for power against its 68.
Our recommendation for most players
The ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K
The higher score, 82 to 76. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
ML10 +6
PadelReference
Has scored only the ML10
We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
4 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 9.0
No player has told us about the Explorer 9.0 yet.
ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K
2 of 4 liked it
Liked it 2No strong view 2Did not 0
What they said, by how many said it
Our recommendation
NOX ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K
The better racket, 82 to 76: more value and control.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 12K face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Explorer 9.0 or the ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K?
The ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K is the better racket, 82 to 76: more value and control. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Explorer 9.0 is, at €117.
What is the difference between the Explorer 9.0 and the ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K?
The same face on both: carbon. About the same weight: 350 to 370 g and 360 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for value?
The ML10 Luxury Bahia 12K: value 82 against 66.
What is the price difference?
Only the Explorer 9.0 is at PadelProShop right now, at €117.
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