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adidas Adipower Ctrl 3.3 vs adidas Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4

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The verdict

Choose the Adipower Ctrl 3.3 if you want more power. The Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Adipower Ctrl 3.3Highest score
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  • Power+1.0
Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Better buy now: the Adipower Ctrl 3.3. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 2.00 less in Netherlands.

Same racket, other name: the adidas Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3 has the same specs as the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4 and costs € 131.90.

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How they play

From the Adipower Ctrl 3.3 to the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4: less power.

Controla bit less control8.58.0
Powerless power5.04.0
Comforta bit less comfort8.07.5
Handlingabout the same5.05.0
Forgivenessa bit less forgiveness8.07.5

Adipower Ctrl 3.3Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2024
2025
Face
3K carbon
6K carbon
Head size
460 cm²
485 cm²
Surface
3D relief
Spin Blade Decal
Frame
3K carbon
Octagonal Structure
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Shape
Round
Round
Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 375 g
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
Core
EVA Soft Performance
EVA Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Adipower Ctrl 3.3: 1. Of the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Said about both: good control, easy to handle, lacks power.

Adipower Ctrl 3.34 videos
  • Good control 3×
  • Easy to handle 3×
  • Large sweet spot 3×
  • Lacks power 3×
Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.46 videos
  • Easy to handle 5×
  • Good control 4×
  • Comfortable, little vibration 2×
  • Good in defence 2×
  • Good at the net 2×
  • Lacks power 4×
  • Harder to handle 2×
Adipower Ctrl 3.3: reviews and videos →Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4: reviews and videos →

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