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adidas Metalbone HRD+ 2026 vs StarVie Tritón Balance + 2026

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The verdict

Choose the Tritón Balance + 2026 if you want more comfort and forgiveness. The Metalbone HRD+ 2026 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Metalbone HRD+ 2026Highest score
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Tritón Balance + 2026
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+1.5
  • Forgiveness+1.5

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

Same racket, other name: the adidas Metalbone HRD+ 3.4 - Ale Galán has the same specs as the Metalbone HRD+ 2026 and costs € 229.95.

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How they play

From the Metalbone HRD+ 2026 to the Tritón Balance + 2026: more comfort, more forgiveness.

Controla bit less control4.54.0
Powera bit less power10.09.5
Comfortmore comfort2.54.0
Handlingabout the same3.03.0
Forgivenessmore forgiveness2.03.5

Metalbone HRD+ 2026Tritón Balance + 2026Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Weight
345 to 360 g
Not published
Face
Carbon Aluminized 16K
18k Carbon Hybrid
Core
Eva High Memory
M-Eva Balance
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Head size
485 cm²
Not published
Surface
Smart Holes Curve Spin Blade Decal
Rough
Handle
Extra Power Grip
Longer Handgrip
Frame
Octagonal Structure
Not published
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Launched
2026
2026
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+ 2026: 2. Of the Tritón Balance + 2026: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Metalbone HRD+ 20267 videos
  • Lots of power 6×
  • Good control 3×
  • Adjustable weight system 2×
  • Good in defence 2×
  • Good feel 2×
  • Strong overheads 2×
  • Large sweet spot 2×
  • Demanding, needs good technique 4×
  • Harder to handle 4×
  • Expensive 3×
  • Vibration, hard on the arm 2×
  • Small sweet spot 2×
Tritón Balance + 2026

No summarised videos yet.

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Or a third racket in between

BullpadelHack 03 2023

Sits between the two on paper: more comfort than the Metalbone HRD+ 2026, more control than the Tritón Balance + 2026.

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