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HEAD Radical Motion vs Shark
The Radical Motion is the better racket, 81 to 80: more value and control. Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Radical takes 5 of the six, the Shark takes power.
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.
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: 355 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.
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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Radical Motion
Our score 81 · not in stockSkip it if you want more power: the Shark has 81 for power against its 72.
Shark
Our score 80 · not in stockSkip it if you want more racket for the money: the Radical has 80 for value against its 58.
Our recommendation for most players
The Radical Motion
The higher score, 81 to 80. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Radical +1
Padelful
Has scored only the Radical
PadelReference
Has scored only the Radical
We do not change ours to match.
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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.
Radical Motion
No player has told us about the Radical yet.
Shark
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
HEAD Radical Motion
The better racket, 81 to 80: more value and control.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Radical Motion or the Shark?
The Radical Motion is the better racket, 81 to 80: more value and control. Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Radical Motion and the Shark?
The same face on both: carbon. About the same weight: 355 g and 360 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for value?
The Radical Motion: value 80 against 58.
What is the price difference?
Neither is at PadelProShop right now.
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