adidas Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3 vs adidas Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4

The verdict

Same specs, different name: pick the cheapest.

From the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3 to the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4 nothing changed on paper: shape, weight, balance, face and core are the same.

Better buy now: the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3. Same racket on paper, € 24.10 cheaper in Netherlands.

Still in doubt? The racket finder checks both against your level, side and arm. Open the racket finder →

How they play

Same racket on paper, so in practice you gain and lose nothing. The differences below come from specs the brand published for one and not the other (pro player).

From the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3 to the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4 you gain and lose little: every trait stays within one point.

Controlabout the same8.08.0
Powerabout the same4.04.0
Comfortabout the same7.57.5
Handlingabout the same5.05.0
Forgivenessabout the same7.57.5

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

Where the specs differ

Launched
2024
2025
Show all specs (9 the same)
Shape
Round
Round
Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 375 g
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
Face
6K carbon
6K carbon
Core
EVA Soft Performance
EVA Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Head size
485 cm²
485 cm²
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Spin Blade Decal
Frame
Octagonal Structure
Octagonal Structure

Not published for one of the two, so not compared: pro player.

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3: 0. Of the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Said about both: good control.

Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.33 videos
  • Good control 3×
  • Lots of power 3×
Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.46 videos
  • Easy to handle 5×
  • Good control 4×
  • Comfortable, little vibration 2×
  • Good in defence 2×
  • Good at the net 2×
  • Lacks power 4×
  • Harder to handle 2×

Or a third racket in between

adidasAdipower Ctrl 3.3

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

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