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adidas Metalbone 09 vs Wilson Defy LS V1 2025

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The verdict

Choose the Defy LS V1 2025 if you want more handling. The Metalbone 09 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Metalbone 09
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Defy LS V1 2025Highest score
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  • Handling+1.0

Better buy now: the Metalbone 09. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 22.09 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Metalbone 09 to the Defy LS V1 2025: more handling.

Controlabout the same3.03.0
Powera bit less power8.07.5
Comforta bit more comfort7.58.0
Handlingmore handling2.03.0
Forgivenessabout the same4.04.0

Metalbone 09Defy LS V1 2025Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Shape
Diamond Oversize
Diamond
Weight
360 to 375 g
Not published
Face
Fiberglass
Fiberglass, Fiberflex
Core
Eva Soft Performance
Foam
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Rough
Handle
455 Mm
Not published
Frame
Octagonal structure
Not published
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Launched
2025
2025
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Metalbone 09: 0. Of the Defy LS V1 2025: 0.

Metalbone 09: reviews and videos →Defy LS V1 2025: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

HeadSpeed One 2025

Better where both are weak: control 6 against 3 and 3, and otherwise close to the two.

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