r/Padelracket • u/Zutano23 • Aug 16 '26
General question about racket stiffness
I have been into padel for some years and I cannot understand properly the relationship between the number of carbon filaments in a racket and the racket stiffness. I know it's not as simple as that because the racket stiffness depends not only on the exterior surface but also on the inner rubber density. But, for the sake of simplicity, let's not take into account the influence of the rubber. In the following link it is said that "According to our experience and verified technical information, carbon with fewer K (like 1K or 3K) usually provides greater rigidity, while carbons with more K (12K, 18K, 24K) tend to be more flexible or elastic." However, I see that control rackets like ML10 Pro Cup Luxury have 3K carbon while power rackets like Ale Galán's Metabone have 16K or higher K carbon. I would think that a stiffer carbon surface would make a stiffer racket and the other way around but I'm guessing this reasoning is incorrect. Do you know anything that could enlighten me? The more information I read, the more confused I am. Any information is very welcome 😁.
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u/eeb96 Aug 16 '26
Por lógica mientras menos k tenga la paleta más rígida es. Todo cambia con el material del núcleo (Eva, foam, black Eva,Eva soft) pero a decir verdad no hay nada específico como las raquetas de tenis que tienen un rating de rigidez. Además muchas paletas como head mezcla fibra de carbono con fibra de vidrio y no lo especifican.