Brand
Babolat
30 rackets in 7 series, 2023 to 2027. Specs straight from the brand's own site.
30rackets
7series
27in shops now
7.9average score
Babolat makes fewer padel rackets than adidas, but the range is easy to read: each series has a clear character.
Viper and Technical Viper are diamonds for attackers. Lots of power, not very forgiving and not gentle on the arm. The Air models are teardrops and sit between power and control. Counter, Stima and Dyna are round or teardrop, with more control and comfort. On padell.io the Stima models are the softest Babolats.
Babolat does not always put the year in the name. Check the racket page to see which version a shop is selling.
Babolat in numbers
Most common shape: Diamond (13 of 30 rackets with a published shape).
Weight, the middle of the range the brand gives: from 330 g (Babolat Dyna Energy) to 370 g (Babolat Viper Juan Lebron 3.0 FW). On the padell.io scale: 11 light, 15 medium and 4 heavy.
In shops today from € 73.71 to € 283.95. Half of them cost less than € 152.35. Cheapest: Babolat Counter Origin.
Highest score: the Babolat Air Viper 2.6 with 8.7. The average of the 30 Babolat rackets with a score is 7.9.
Biggest series: Technical, with 7 rackets in 5 lines.
Newest model year: 2027, with 1 racket.
Every Babolat series at a glance
Counter
Viper
Air
Stima
Dyna
Veron
The best Babolat rackets on paper
Newest Babolat rackets in shops
The top 3 Babolat rackets per style
From the padell.io profile, worked out from the published specs. With a tie, what is in shops goes first.
Most control
- Counter Origin 9.0/10 · € 73.71
- Counter Viper 2.6 8.5/10 · € 184.90
- Stima Energy 8.5/10 · € 149.90
Most power
- Viper Juan Lebrón 3.0 10.0/10 · € 219
- Technical Viper 3.0 10.0/10 · € 216.32
- Viper Soft Juan Lebrón 3.0 10.0/10 · € 174.90
Most forgiving
- Counter Viper 2.6 7.5/10 · € 184.90
- Counter Origin 7.5/10 · € 73.71
- Stima Vita 7.5/10 · € 79.95
Most comfortable
- Dyna Energy 8.0/10 · € 169.90
- Technical Origin + 8.0/10 · € 109
- Counter Origin 8.0/10 · € 73.71