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adidas Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3 vs adidas Adipower Carbon Light 3.4

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The verdict

Choose the Adipower Carbon Light 3.4 if you want more handling. The Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3Highest score
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Adipower Carbon Light 3.4
Pick this one for
  • Handling+1.0

Better buy now: the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 30.10 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3 to the Adipower Carbon Light 3.4: more handling.

Controlabout the same8.08.0
Powera bit less power4.03.5
Comforta bit more comfort7.58.0
Handlingmore handling5.06.0
Forgivenessabout the same7.57.5

Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3Adipower Carbon Light 3.4Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2024
2025
Weight
360 to 375 g
345 to 360 g
Face
6K carbon
3K carbon
Head size
485 cm²
460 cm²
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Spin Blade Mold
Frame
Octagonal Structure
Not published
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Shape
Round
Round
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
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 Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3: 0. Of the Adipower Carbon Light 3.4: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.33 videos
  • Good control 3×
  • Lots of power 3×
Adipower Carbon Light 3.4

No summarised videos yet.

Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3: reviews and videos →Adipower Carbon Light 3.4: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasAdipower Ctrl 3.3

Better where both are weak: power 5 against 4 and 3.5, and otherwise close to the two.

€ 154.00Compare all three →

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