Drop Shot Explorer 9.0 vs Drop Shot Explorer 8.0
The verdict
Choose the Explorer 9.0 if you want more power and handling, the Explorer 8.0 if you want more comfort and forgiveness.
From the Explorer 8.0 to the Explorer 9.0 5 specs changed: weight 360 to 370 g became 350 to 370 g; face 3K carbon became Raw Unidirectional Carbon (soft carbon became medium-stiff carbon); core EVA Soft Low Density became EVA Pro High Density (soft core became hard core); surface 3D Face System became 3D Face; level intermediate / advanced became intermediate.
- Power+1.5
- Handling+1.0
- Comfort+4.0
- Forgiveness+1.0
Neither is sold to Netherlands by the shops on padell.io.
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How they play
From the Explorer 9.0 to the Explorer 8.0: more comfort, less power, less handling, more forgiveness.
From the Explorer 8.0 to the Explorer 9.0: less comfort, more power, more handling, less forgiveness.
Explorer 9.0Explorer 8.0Line = the average of all rackets
Where the specs differ
Show all specs (3 the same)
Not published for one of the two, so not compared: thickness.
Reviews and videos
No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Explorer 9.0: 0. Of the Explorer 8.0: 0.
Or a third racket in between
Better where both are weak: handling 4.5 against 3.5 and 2.5, and otherwise close to the two.
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