What the finder says about it
- Built for a beginner player. The finder stops offering it two rungs up, to a club player, who would soon be bored with it.
- Kind to the arm, 9 of 10: still on the list when you tell the finder your elbow is a problem.
- Control 8, power 3: for the patient player who lobs and builds, and what the finder calls a defender's racket for the right side.
- 350 g, quick at the net, and under the 352 g the finder caps a sore arm at.
- Round: the sweet spot in the centre and the balance in the hand. The finder nudges squash and badminton players this way.
- €60 to €100 in the shops, so it is in play from the under €100 budget up: cheap enough to be a low-risk first buy.
- Sold in a lighter, smaller-grip edition under the same name, which the finder counts in its favour for a small hand.
Power, control and arm are the finder's own 0 to 10 scores, from playing the rackets and the specialist shops' consensus. Prices are the usual street band and move with the season.
The closest alternatives
- Bullpadel Flow Light: dearer. Side by side
- Adidas RX 2000 Light: 5 g lighter, dearer. Side by side
- Wilson Carbon Force: 10 g heavier, harder on the arm, more power
On the lists: beginners, tennis elbow, women and small hands, under €100, round, lightweight, under €150, Head padel rackets.
Before you buy
Hold it in the ready position for a minute: if the head wants to drop, the balance is too high for you. Most rackets ship with a handle a size too thin, and one overgrip fixes it. Not sure it is the one? The finder asks twelve questions and gives three.