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adidas Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026 vs adidas Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4

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The verdict

Choose the Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026 if you want more power, the Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4 if you want more comfort.

From the Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4 to the Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026 one spec changed: face 6K carbon became Carbon Aluminized 18K (soft carbon became stiff carbon).

Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Power+1.0
Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+2.0

Better buy now: the Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 4.95 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026 to the Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4: more comfort, less power.

Controla bit less control8.58.0
Powerless power5.04.0
Comfortmore comfort5.57.5
Handlingabout the same5.05.0
Forgivenessabout the same7.57.5

Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2025
Face
Carbon Aluminized 18K
6K carbon
Handle
Extra Power Grip
Power Extra Grip
Frame
Not published
6K carbon
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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
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Spin Blade Decal

Not published for one of the two, so not compared: frame.

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026: 0. Of the Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 20261 video

No point comes back in two or more videos.

Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4

No summarised videos yet.

Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026: reviews and videos →Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasArrow Hit Carbon Ctrl 2026

Sits between the two on paper: more comfort than the Cross IT Carbon Ctrl 2026, more control than the Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4.

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