adidas Metalbone HRD+ 3.3 vs adidas Metalbone HRD 3.2

The verdict

Choose the Metalbone HRD+ 3.3 if you want more forgiveness. The Metalbone HRD 3.2 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Metalbone HRD+ 3.3
Pick this one for
  • Forgiveness+1.5
Metalbone HRD 3.2
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Better buy now: the Metalbone HRD 3.2. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 19.50 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Metalbone HRD+ 3.3 to the Metalbone HRD 3.2: less forgiveness.

Controlabout the same4.04.0
Powerabout the same9.59.5
Comfortabout the same4.04.0
Handlingabout the same3.03.0
Forgivenessless forgiveness3.52.0

Metalbone HRD+ 3.3Metalbone HRD 3.2Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2024
2023
Face
Carbon Aluminized 2 to 1
2-1 ALUMINISED CARBON
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
2-1 ALUMINISED CARBON
Handle
455 Mm
Not published
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Shape
Diamond Oversize
Diamond Oversize
Weight
345 to 360 g
345 to 360 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand
Core
Eva High Memory
Eva High Memory
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: face, surface and handle.

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Metalbone HRD+ 3.3: 0. Of the Metalbone HRD 3.2: 2.

Or a third racket in between

BullpadelHack 03 2023

Sits between the two on paper: more control than the Metalbone HRD+ 3.3, more forgiveness than the Metalbone HRD 3.2.