What the finder says about it
- Built for an improver player. The finder stops offering it two rungs up, to a strong 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 9, power 4: for the patient player who lobs and builds, and what the finder calls a defender's racket for the right side.
- 360 g, close to the 360 g the finder assumes for a player with no weight preference.
- Round: the sweet spot in the centre and the balance in the hand. The finder nudges squash and badminton players this way.
- €90 to €150 in the shops, so it is in play from the under €100 budget up.
- 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
- Wilson Carbon Force: harder on the arm, carbon face, cheaper. Side by side
- Nox ML10 Pro Cup Ultralight: 20 g lighter, kinder to the arm. Side by side
- StarVie Metheora: 5 g heavier, more power, teardrop
On the lists: beginners, tennis elbow, control, women and small hands, intermediate players, under €100, round, lightweight, under €150, Nox 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.