adidas Metalbone Superlight 2026 vs Head Extreme Team 2025

The verdict

Choose the Metalbone Superlight 2026 if you want more handling, control and comfort, the Extreme Team 2025 if you want more power.

Metalbone Superlight 2026Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Handling+5.0
  • Control+2.5
  • Comfort+1.5
Extreme Team 2025
Pick this one for
  • Power+3.0

Better buy now: the Metalbone Superlight 2026. It plays better on paper (7.7 against 6.8) and costs only € 0.96 more in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Metalbone Superlight 2026 to the Extreme Team 2025: less handling, more power, less control, less comfort.

Controlless control5.53.0
Powermore power4.57.5
Comfortless comfort9.58.0
Handlingless handling8.03.0
Forgivenessabout the same4.04.0

Metalbone Superlight 2026Extreme Team 2025Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2025
Weight
315 to 330 g
360 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand, 250 mm
Slightly head-heavy according to the brand
Core
EVA Soft Performance
Power Foam
Surface
Smart Holes Curve
Flat
Frame
Carbon tubular structure
Carbon with Auxetic 2.0
Show all specs (3 the same)
Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Face
Fiberglass
Fiberglass
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Metalbone Superlight 2026: 0. Of the Extreme Team 2025: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Metalbone Superlight 20261 video

No point comes back in two or more videos.

Extreme Team 2025

No summarised videos yet.

Or a third racket in between

StarViePolaris 2026

Better where both are weak: forgiveness 6 against 4 and 4, and otherwise close to the two.

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