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adidas Cross IT Light 2026 vs adidas Metalbone Team Light 2026

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The verdict

Choose the Cross IT Light 2026 if you want more power, the Metalbone Team Light 2026 if you want more comfort and handling.

Cross IT Light 2026
Pick this one for
  • Power+2.0
Metalbone Team Light 2026
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+2.0
  • Handling+1.5

Better buy now: the Metalbone Team Light 2026. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 36.98 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Cross IT Light 2026 to the Metalbone Team Light 2026: less power, more comfort, more handling.

Controla bit less control9.08.5
Powerless power4.02.0
Comfortmore comfort7.09.0
Handlingmore handling6.07.5
Forgivenessa bit less forgiveness8.07.5

Cross IT Light 2026Metalbone Team Light 2026Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand, 255 mm
Face
Carbon Aluminized 24K
Fiberglass
Core
EVA Soft Energy
EVA Soft Performance
Head size
Not published
485 cm²
Surface
Spin Blade Mold
Spin Blade Gritt
Handle
Not published
Extra Power Grip
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Launched
2026
2026
Shape
Round
Round
Weight
345 to 360 g
345 to 360 g
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Cross IT Light 2026: 1. Of the Metalbone Team Light 2026: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Cross IT Light 20265 videos
  • Easy to handle 4×
  • Comfortable, little vibration 3×
  • Good control 2×
  • Good feel 2×
  • Large sweet spot 2×
  • Lacks power 2×
Metalbone Team Light 20261 video

No point comes back in two or more videos.

Cross IT Light 2026: reviews and videos →Metalbone Team Light 2026: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

HeadOne Ultralight 2025

Sits between the two on paper: more handling than the Cross IT Light 2026, more power than the Metalbone Team Light 2026.

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