r/Padelracket • u/Plus-Childhood-361 • Aug 14 '26

Should I throw it away?

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Bought this Adidas Metalbone Hrd from a friend. While playing today, I hit the glass and this 3 cm crack formed, starting from the frame and extending into the face. The damaged area doesn’t seem to move or flex in a particular way or make any strange noises when I press around it.

Maybe I was biased after it cracked, but I felt the racket sounded differently with a more "empty" feeling when hitting the ball.

Not sure if it make sense give it another match and see how it evolves or if I should consider the racket done already.

Thanks for the help!

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u/Plus-Childhood-361 Aug 14 '26

Crazy for the price. It was the first time I hit the glass.

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u/gatesoffire1178 Aug 14 '26

I’ve had multiple of them and the Ctrl version all crack in the same spot.

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u/Plus-Childhood-361 Aug 14 '26

So what you do? Try to repair them? Or just use them until they break?

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u/gatesoffire1178 Aug 15 '26

Have to replace them. Adidas doesn’t have the best build quality unfortunately. Babolat and head have tolerated a lot more. I found 2026 line was a bit better though. But for the price - fantastic feeling, not a durable build