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Drop Shot Explorer 8.0 vs Head SPEED MOTION 2027

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The verdict

Choose the Explorer 8.0 if you want more power, the SPEED MOTION 2027 if you want more handling, control and comfort.

Explorer 8.0
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  • Power+3.0
SPEED MOTION 2027Highest score
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  • Handling+4.5
  • Control+2.5
  • Comfort+1.0

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 SPEED MOTION 2027: more handling, less power, more control, more comfort.

Controlmore control5.58.0
Powerless power7.54.5
Comfortmore comfort7.08.0
Handlingmore handling2.57.0
Forgivenessabout the same6.06.0

Explorer 8.0SPEED MOTION 2027Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
Not published
2027
Weight
360 to 370 g
360 g
Balance
Slightly head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand, 255 mm
Face
3K carbon
Fiberglass and carbon
Core
EVA Soft Low Density
Comfort Foam
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Surface
3D Face System
Sandy
Frame
Double tubular carbon
Not published
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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 SPEED MOTION 2027: 0.

Explorer 8.0: reviews and videos →SPEED MOTION 2027: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

Crivit3K Carbon Pro

Sits between the two on paper: more handling than the Explorer 8.0, more power than the SPEED MOTION 2027.

€ 56.99Compare all three →

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