adidas Metalbone HRD 3.2 vs Oxdog Ultimate Pro Light 2026

The verdict

Choose the Metalbone HRD 3.2 if you want more power, the Ultimate Pro Light 2026 if you want more comfort and handling.

Metalbone HRD 3.2
Pick this one for
  • Power+1.0
Ultimate Pro Light 2026
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+2.5
  • Handling+1.5

Neither is sold to Netherlands by the shops on padell.io.

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How they play

From the Metalbone HRD 3.2 to the Ultimate Pro Light 2026: more comfort, more handling, less power.

Controlabout the same4.54.5
Powerless power10.09.0
Comfortmore comfort3.56.0
Handlingmore handling3.04.5
Forgivenessabout the same3.03.0

Metalbone HRD 3.2Ultimate Pro Light 2026Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2023
2026
Weight
345 to 360 g
350 g
Face
2-1 Aluminized Carbon
HES Carbon 8K
Core
EVA High Memory
Medium+
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Head size
485 cm²
Not published
Surface
Not published
Rough
Frame
Carbon
Carbon with PowerRibs
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Shape
Diamond
Diamond
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 HRD 3.2: 1. Of the Ultimate Pro Light 2026: 1.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Said about both: lots of power, demanding, needs good technique.

Metalbone HRD 3.24 videos
  • Adjustable weight system 3×
  • Lots of power 3×
  • Harder in defence 2×
  • Demanding, needs good technique 2×
Ultimate Pro Light 20267 videos
  • Easy to handle 6×
  • Good control 3×
  • Comfortable, little vibration 2×
  • Lots of power 2×
  • Small sweet spot 4×
  • Lacks power 3×
  • Demanding, needs good technique 2×
  • Expensive 2×

Or a third racket in between

adidasMetalbone 3.4 - Ale Galán

Sits between the two on paper: more comfort than the Metalbone HRD 3.2, more power than the Ultimate Pro Light 2026.

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