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Beginner → Club

Your first real racket.

Most starter rackets are designed to be safe — not to help you improve. Your first real racket is the one that gives you honest feedback, a forgiving sweet spot, and enough pop to develop your attacking game.

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Intermediate

Time to level up.

You've developed a game. Now your racket should too. The intermediate step is the most interesting — you're strong enough to unlock a more demanding frame, but technical enough to feel the difference 18K carbon makes to your touch.

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Advanced

Performance without compromise.

At this level, your racket is a tool — and the difference between a 90/100 and an 85/100 is felt in every third-ball drop shot, every cross-court volley. You know what you want. We've tested every option.

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Test Babolat Veron Juan Lebron 3 0 padel racket — diamond shape
87/100
2026
Babolat

Test Babolat Veron Juan Lebron 3 0

Adidas Metalbone HRD+ 3.4 2025 Ale Galán padel racket — teardrop shape
87/100
Adidas

Adidas Metalbone HRD+ 3.4 2025 Ale Galán

Head Coello Pro padel racket — diamond shape
87/100
2026
Head

Head Coello Pro

Control

Control isn't a compromise.

Round heads. Wide sweet spots. The game played the right way — with placement, patience, and pressure.

The best rallies end not with power, but with inevitability. Control players don't win points — they construct them.
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Top picks · Control
PRR
Babolat Viper Soft Juan Lebron 3 0
84
Babolat Alioth Junior
Babolat Alioth Junior
71
Head Bolt 2026 Red Black
Head Bolt 2026 Red Black
62
Power

Speed kills. Play to your strengths.

Diamond and teardrop heads for players who take the point — not wait for it.

Power isn't about hitting hard. It's about making your opponent defend from positions they haven't practised.
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Lok Maxx Flow Gen 2
Lok Maxx Flow Gen 2
79
Siux Trilogy Pro 5
Siux Trilogy Pro 5
76
Lok Jungle Lite
Lok Jungle Lite
71
All-court

The racket that does everything.

Teardrop geometry: sweet spot high enough for pace, low enough to forgive. The pragmatist's choice.

Most players improve fastest with a frame that doesn't punish inconsistency. All-court rackets aren't a middle ground — they're a smart strategy.
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Top picks · All-court
PRR
Bullpadel Vertex 05 W
86
Bullpadel Hack 04 Hybrid Cloud Paquito Navarro
Bullpadel Hack 04 Hybrid Cloud Paquito Navarro
85
Bullpadel Vertex 04 Hybrid
Bullpadel Vertex 04 Hybrid
84
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