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adidas Metalbone Carbon 2026 vs Head Extreme Pro

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The verdict

Choose the Metalbone Carbon 2026 if you want more handling, control and comfort, the Extreme Pro if you want more power.

Metalbone Carbon 2026Highest score
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  • Handling+2.0
  • Control+1.5
  • Comfort+1.0
Extreme Pro
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  • Power+1.0

Better buy now: the Extreme Pro. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 45.52 less in Netherlands.

Same racket, other name: the adidas Metalbone Carbon 3.4 has the same specs as the Metalbone Carbon 2026 and costs € 156.00.

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How they play

From the Metalbone Carbon 2026 to the Extreme Pro: less handling, less control, more power, less comfort.

Controlless control5.54.0
Powermore power8.09.0
Comfortless comfort8.07.0
Handlingless handling4.02.0
Forgivenessabout the same4.54.5

Metalbone Carbon 2026Extreme ProLine = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2023
Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 380 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand, 265 mm
Head-heavy according to the brand, 272 mm
Face
6K carbon
Carbon and fiberglass
Core
EVA Soft Performance
Power Foam
Head size
485 cm²
Not published
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Rough
Handle
Not published
Soft Butt Cap
Frame
Not published
Hybrid Woven
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Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Metalbone Carbon 2026: 0. Of the Extreme Pro: 1.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Metalbone Carbon 20265 videos
  • Good control 3×
  • Good feel 3×
  • Lots of power 3×
  • Easy to handle 2×
  • Small sweet spot 4×
  • Demanding, needs good technique 3×
Extreme Pro

No summarised videos yet.

Metalbone Carbon 2026: reviews and videos →Extreme Pro: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasArrow Hit Light Ari Sánchez

Sits between the two on paper: more power than the Metalbone Carbon 2026, more handling than the Extreme Pro.

€ 210.00Compare all three →

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