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Lok Maxx Flow vs Astrum Soft
The Maxx Flow is the better racket, 83 to 80: more value and power. The Astrum is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Maxx takes 4 of the six, the Astrum takes sweet spot and comfort.
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.
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 15,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Astrum's 15K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Maxx, 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.
The Astrum is about 368 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Maxx puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Astrum, for quick hands
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 Maxx is at PadelProShop right now, at €152.
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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Maxx Flow
Our score 83 · €152Skip it if you want more comfort: the Astrum has 73 for comfort against its 72.
Astrum Soft
Our score 80 · not in stockSkip it if you want more racket for the money: the Maxx has 78 for value against its 74.
Our recommendation for most players
The Maxx Flow
The higher score, 83 to 80.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
0 of the 1 other site that scored both puts the same one ahead. 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.
Maxx Flow
1 of 1 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Astrum Soft
No player has told us about the Astrum yet.
Our recommendation
Lok Maxx Flow
The better racket, 83 to 80: more value and power.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Carbon 18K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Maxx Flow or the Astrum Soft?
The Maxx Flow is the better racket, 83 to 80: more value and power. The Astrum is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Maxx Flow and the Astrum Soft?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 15,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Astrum's 15K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The Astrum is about 368 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Maxx puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for value?
The Maxx Flow: value 78 against 74.
What is the price difference?
Only the Maxx is at PadelProShop right now, at €152.
