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Drop Shot Explorer 8.0 vs Head Concord 2025

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The verdict

On paper they play much the same, so price and feel decide.

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

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How they play

From the Explorer 8.0 to the Concord 2025 you gain and lose little: every trait stays within one point.

Controla bit less control5.55.0
Powera bit less power7.57.0
Comforta bit more comfort7.07.5
Handlingabout the same2.52.5
Forgivenessabout the same6.06.0

Explorer 8.0Concord 2025Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
Not published
2025
Weight
360 to 370 g
365 to 375 g
Balance
Slightly head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand
Face
3K carbon
Fiberglass
Core
EVA Soft Low Density
Foam
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Surface
3D Face System
Flat
Frame
Double tubular carbon
Power Frame
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Shape
Teardrop
Teardrop

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Explorer 8.0: 0. Of the Concord 2025: 0.

Explorer 8.0: reviews and videos →Concord 2025: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

Drop ShotExplorer Soft W

Better where both are weak: handling 3.5 against 2.5 and 2.5, and otherwise close to the two.

€ 133.90Compare all three →

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