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Siux Astra Hybrid vs Drax +
The Drax + is the better racket, 73 to 68: more control and sweet spot. They cost about the same.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Drax takes 4 of the six, the Astra takes power 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.
12K packs 12,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Astra's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
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.
The Drax is about 15 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Astra puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Drax, 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.
About the same price: €112 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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Astra Hybrid
Our score 68 · €112Skip it if you want more control: the Drax has 74 for control against its 64.
Drax +
Our score 73 · €116Skip it if you want more power: the Astra has 68 for power against its 64.
Our recommendation for most players
The Drax +
The higher score, 73 to 68.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Drax +5
Padelful
Has scored only the Astra
PadelReference
Has scored only the Astra
We do not change ours to match.
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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.
Astra Hybrid
No player has told us about the Astra 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
Starvie Drax +
The better racket, 73 to 68: more control and sweet spot.
- 4 of 6 scores
- About 15 g lighter
- Carbon 12K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Astra Hybrid or the Drax +?
The Drax + is the better racket, 73 to 68: more control and sweet spot. They cost about the same.
What is the difference between the Astra Hybrid and the Drax +?
12K packs 12,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Astra's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The Drax is about 15 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The Astra puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Drax +: control 74 against 64.
What is the price difference?
About the same price: €112 and €116.
