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Dunlop Galactica Junior vs Galactica Pro LS
The Galactica Pro LS is the better racket, 78 to 73: more control and power. Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 27 August 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Pro LS takes 4 of the six, the Junior takes value, and sweet spot is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, weight and balance change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Fibreglass on the Junior, not listed on the Pro LS.
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.
The Junior is about 45 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Pro LS puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Junior, for quick hands
Where each one balances, measured from the end of the handle. The lower the point, the more of the weight sits in your hand: the Pro LS at 260 mm, the Junior at 265 mm.
Edge: the Pro LS, for your arm
* 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.
Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
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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Galactica Junior
Our score 73 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Pro LS has 78 for control against its 68.
Galactica Pro LS
Our score 78 · not in stockSkip it if you want more racket for the money: the Junior has 78 for value against its 72.
Our recommendation for most players
The Galactica Pro LS
The higher score, 78 to 73. 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 LS +5
Padelful
Has scored only the Junior
PadelReference
Has scored only the Junior
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 Junior or the Pro LS yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Dunlop Galactica Pro LS
The better racket, 78 to 73: more control and power.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Not listed face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Galactica Junior or the Galactica Pro LS?
The Galactica Pro LS is the better racket, 78 to 73: more control and power. Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Galactica Junior and the Galactica Pro LS?
Fibreglass on the Junior, not listed on the Pro LS. The Junior is about 45 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Pro LS puts a little more weight behind a smash. Where each one balances, measured from the end of the handle. The lower the point, the more of the weight sits in your hand: the Pro LS at 260 mm, the Junior at 265 mm.
Which is better for control?
The Galactica Pro LS: control 78 against 68.
What is the price difference?
Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
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