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adidas Metalbone Superlight 2026 vs Wilson Defy LS V1 2025

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The verdict

Choose the Metalbone Superlight 2026 if you want more handling and control, the Defy LS V1 2025 if you want more power.

Metalbone Superlight 2026Highest score
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  • Handling+5.0
  • Control+3.5
Defy LS V1 2025
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  • Power+2.5

Better buy now: the Metalbone Superlight 2026. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 1.03 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Metalbone Superlight 2026 to the Defy LS V1 2025: less handling, less control, more power.

Controlless control5.52.0
Powermore power4.57.0
Comforta bit less comfort9.59.0
Handlingless handling8.03.0
Forgivenessa bit more forgiveness4.04.5

Metalbone Superlight 2026Defy LS V1 2025Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2025
Weight
315 to 330 g
350 to 360 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand, 250 mm
Head-heavy according to the brand
Face
Fiberglass
Fiberglass, Fiberflex
Core
EVA Soft Performance
Foam
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Surface
Smart Holes Curve
Rough
Frame
Carbon tubular structure
Not published
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Shape
Diamond
Diamond

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Metalbone Superlight 2026: 0. Of the Defy LS V1 2025: 1.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Metalbone Superlight 20261 video

No point comes back in two or more videos.

Defy LS V1 2025

No summarised videos yet.

Metalbone Superlight 2026: reviews and videos →Defy LS V1 2025: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

WilsonOptix V2 Power

Better where both are weak: forgiveness 6.5 against 4 and 4.5, and otherwise close to the two.

€ 79.95Compare all three →

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