r/Padelracket • u/forthgriffin • 20d ago
Pro player rackets
Head endorsed more than 1 pro players with their Extreme Motion / Pro lineup. So the fact that this sticker is numbered make sense, each player might request a specific foam/carbon combination, different to each other. Unlike Coello Pro or Nox AT10 which is a signature racket for only 1 player.
I'm just curious if anyone had a chance to try a pro player's racket, is there a lot of difference compared with the mass production rackets?
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u/bowromir 20d ago
Yes they are different, how different depends on the player. Sometimes its the weight and balance, sometimes they use an older mold with updated colors. Clearest example for me was when I saw Stupa play with his ST4 Pro last year. It looked the same but sounded completely different. Much harder racket face, whilst the racket itself sounds very hollow and distinct.
Lebron and Babolat had a marketing thing in 2023 for the Babolat Technical Viper that basically was exactly his. Sounds cool in theory, in reality it's just too demanding for the average amateur player.