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adidas Metalbone Ctrl 3.3 vs adidas Metalbone Ctrl 3.2

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The verdict

Choose the Metalbone Ctrl 3.3 if you want more comfort. The Metalbone Ctrl 3.2 does nothing clearly better on paper.

From the Metalbone Ctrl 3.2 to the Metalbone Ctrl 3.3 one spec changed: surface Spin Blade Decal Spin Blade Mold became Spin Blade Decal.

Metalbone Ctrl 3.3Highest score
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  • Comfort+1.0
Metalbone Ctrl 3.2
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Better buy now: the Metalbone Ctrl 3.3. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 7.10 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Metalbone Ctrl 3.3 to the Metalbone Ctrl 3.2: less comfort.

Controlabout the same9.09.0
Powerabout the same4.04.0
Comfortless comfort6.05.0
Handlingabout the same6.06.0
Forgivenessabout the same8.08.0

Metalbone Ctrl 3.3Metalbone Ctrl 3.2Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2024
2023
Face
Carbon Aluminized 2 to 1
2-to-1 Aluminised Carbon
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Spin Blade Decal Spin Blade Mold
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Shape
Round
Round
Weight
345 to 360 g
345 to 360 g
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
Core
Eva Soft Performance
Eva Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Head size
485 cm²
485 cm²
Frame
Carbon Fiber
Carbon Fiber

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 Ctrl 3.3: 1. Of the Metalbone Ctrl 3.2: 1.

Metalbone Ctrl 3.3: reviews and videos →Metalbone Ctrl 3.2: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

Drop ShotAxion Control 1.0

Sits between the two on paper: more control than the Metalbone Ctrl 3.3, more comfort than the Metalbone Ctrl 3.2.

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