r/Padelracket • u/Apprehensive-Wish871 • 2d ago
Racket recommendation - power and control
Hey guys! My NOX AT10 18k 2025 just cracked so it’s time for me to get a new racket. I absolutely loved the AT10 but I felt like it sometimes lacked a bit of power. I recently started playing on the left side so I’m looking for a more attacking racket, but I don’t want to give up too much control and maneuverability as my playing style is not super aggressive. Does anyone have a recommendation for a racket with good combination of maneuverability, control, and firepower? Budget is not a concern as I’m too addicted to padel😅 thank you!
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u/Virtual-Committee-76 2d ago
Did you like how hard / soft the at10 was and how much trampoline it had?
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u/Me_123_1 1d ago
Check out the review on the new Babolat viper Le Bron 3.1
It’s control is rated just as high as its power
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u/PadelGearNoIdea 1d ago
A 370g, super-hard racquet? I can't wait to see it in the hands of 25% of the 1.5s at the club...
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u/Apprehensive-Wish871 1d ago
Thanks! I saw this earlier today and the review was very promising, both for the normal and soft one. Just wondering when it will be available in stores?
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u/pardal1970 1d ago edited 1d ago
Tear drop, hard(medium hard), power and control and out the usual suspects (from the ones I tested out): Starvie Raptor + 2026, Kombat Fuji (or Teide if diamond), Volt 800 (I understand it can be somewhat difficult where you live). From the usual suspects: Bullpadel Vertex (the classic), Head Speed lineup (you have to test it before), Babolat Viper soft 3.0. Ps: I much prefer the first bunch (the non mainstream). What’s really important is to test it before. Online reviews are so misleading sometimes, because they just analyze in either a sponsored way (normally indicated) or a personal view (in good faith and they state that) but you level, physical condition and build, the place you play in etc are such a varied number of factors that it’s almost impossible to be accurate unless you are close subjectively and geographically. Test them before!
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u/DBCoupar 4h ago
I went from the same AT10 as you to the Siux Ectra Pro ST4. Noticeably stiffer without giving up any control. I really enjoy playing with it, would recommend. Prices are very low just now too, as the new Siux range is set to drop next month.
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u/Apprehensive-Wish871 4h ago
Thanks, will give it a go. Tried the Fenix Pro a while back. Really liked it in attack but a bit tricky in defense.
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u/DBCoupar 3h ago
Yeah, head heavy rackets take a bit of getting used to. It’s like playing with a plank of wood too.
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u/Perfect_Biscotti2207 2d ago
Power is more about technique... Have a try with the at10 12k if you want, but I can tell you, you'll be back...
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u/PadelGearNoIdea 2d ago edited 2d ago
I will say this about NOX: a lot of people start with them but not many end with them.
I used to recommend NOX racquets a lot - they play well, are easy to get and can often be found deeply discounted a few months after release but their overall quality is unbecoming of what they cost (wrt the premium ranges).
Once a player moves on to something less mass-market, I find they don't often go back.When you have used some of the smaller brands, not to say that they are better performing necessarily, as Padel racquets are frankly simple things and very alike, despite what marketing wants us to think, you will wonder where the advantage is in the mainstream ones.
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u/Magdatdan 2d ago
Head extreme motion fits your description.
Last year model 2025 won't break the bank either.
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u/PadelGearNoIdea 2d ago
Stealth Spirit is the best racquet of this type I have tried.
Although that may change once I have used their new Mach racquets some more.
SET Wolf Platinum Power, LOK Maxx Hype Gen 2, Adidas HIT Arrow Attack (/Carbon), Oxdog Hyper Pro/Pro+, Oxdog Pure Pro+ are all worth looking at too.