adidas Cross IT Team 3.4 vs LOK Be Hype Gen 2

The verdict

Choose the Cross IT Team 3.4 if you want more comfort and forgiveness. The Be Hype Gen 2 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Cross IT Team 3.4Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+1.5
  • Forgiveness+1.0
Be Hype Gen 2
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Neither is sold to Netherlands by the shops on padell.io.

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How they play

From the Cross IT Team 3.4 to the Be Hype Gen 2: less comfort, less forgiveness.

Controla bit less control3.53.0
Powera bit less power9.08.5
Comfortless comfort7.56.0
Handlingabout the same2.02.0
Forgivenessless forgiveness4.53.5

Cross IT Team 3.4Be Hype Gen 2Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2025
2026
Shape
Diamond Oversize
Diamond
Face
Fiberglass
Glass fiber
Core
Eva Soft Performance
Custom EVA Rubber
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Smooth
Frame
premium fibreglass
Not published
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Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 375 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Cross IT Team 3.4: 1. Of the Be Hype Gen 2: 0.

Or a third racket in between

HeadSpeed PRO X 2023

Better where both are weak: control 6.5 against 3.5 and 3, and otherwise close to the two.