adidas Drive Light 2026 vs adidas Adipower Light 3.3

The verdict

Choose the Drive Light 2026 if you want more handling and control, the Adipower Light 3.3 if you want more power.

Drive Light 2026
Pick this one for
  • Handling+1.5
  • Control+1.0
Adipower Light 3.3Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Power+1.0

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

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How they play

From the Drive Light 2026 to the Adipower Light 3.3: less handling, less control, more power.

Controlless control8.57.5
Powermore power2.03.0
Comforta bit less comfort9.08.5
Handlingless handling7.56.0
Forgivenessabout the same7.57.5

Drive Light 2026Adipower Light 3.3Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2024
Balance
Even according to the brand, 255 mm
Even according to the brand
Face
Fiberglass
Alutex fiber
Head size
519 cm²
460 cm²
Surface
Smooth
Spin Blade Mold
Frame
Not published
Dual Exoskeleton
Show all specs (4 the same)
Shape
Round
Round
Weight
345 to 360 g
345 to 360 g
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 Drive Light 2026: 0. Of the Adipower Light 3.3: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Drive Light 2026

No summarised videos yet.

Adipower Light 3.35 videos
  • Easy to handle 5×
  • Large sweet spot 3×
  • Good control 2×
  • Good spin 2×
  • Lacks power 2×
  • Small sweet spot 2×

Or a third racket in between

HeadGravity Motion 2024

Sits between the two on paper: more forgiveness than the Drive Light 2026, more control than the Adipower Light 3.3.

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