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adidas Arrow Hit Hexagon Cup vs adidas Metalbone Carbon 3.4

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The verdict

Choose the Metalbone Carbon 3.4 if you want more comfort. The Arrow Hit Hexagon Cup does nothing clearly better on paper.

Arrow Hit Hexagon Cup
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Metalbone Carbon 3.4Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+1.0

Better buy now: the Metalbone Carbon 3.4. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 33.00 less in Netherlands.

Same racket, other name: the adidas Metalbone Carbon 3.3 has the same specs as the Metalbone Carbon 3.4 and costs € 143.00.

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How they play

From the Arrow Hit Hexagon Cup to the Metalbone Carbon 3.4: more comfort.

Controla bit more control3.54.0
Powera bit more power8.59.0
Comfortmore comfort7.08.0
Handlingabout the same2.02.0
Forgivenessa bit more forgiveness4.04.5

Arrow Hit Hexagon CupMetalbone Carbon 3.4Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2025
Face
3K carbon
6K carbon
Head size
Not published
485 cm²
Frame
Not published
Octagonal Structure
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Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 375 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand
Core
EVA Soft Performance
EVA Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Spin Blade Decal
Handle
Extra Power Grip
Extra Power Grip

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Arrow Hit Hexagon Cup: 0. Of the Metalbone Carbon 3.4: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Arrow Hit Hexagon Cup

No summarised videos yet.

Metalbone Carbon 3.45 videos
  • Easy to handle 4×
  • Good control 2×
  • Lots of power 2×
  • Demanding, needs good technique 4×
  • Small sweet spot 3×
Arrow Hit Hexagon Cup: reviews and videos →Metalbone Carbon 3.4: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

HeadExtreme Pro

Sits between the two on paper: more control than the Arrow Hit Hexagon Cup.

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