Dunlop Samurai Soft vs Varlion MAXIMA CUBE ELBOWCARE S

The verdict

Choose the MAXIMA CUBE ELBOWCARE S if you want more handling. The Samurai Soft does nothing clearly better on paper.

Samurai Soft
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

MAXIMA CUBE ELBOWCARE SHighest score
Pick this one for
  • Handling+1.0

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

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How they play

From the Samurai Soft to the MAXIMA CUBE ELBOWCARE S: more handling.

Controlabout the same7.57.5
Powera bit less power6.56.0
Comforta bit more comfort6.57.0
Handlingmore handling4.55.5
Forgivenessabout the same6.06.0

Samurai SoftMAXIMA CUBE ELBOWCARE SLine = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Weight
360 to 370 g
350 to 365 g
Core
Soft EVA
Hypersoft foam
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Surface
Flat
Rough
Handle
Ergonomic
Not published
Frame
Carbon
Carbon Cube
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Shape
Teardrop
Teardrop
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
Face
Carbon
Carbon

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Samurai Soft: 0. Of the MAXIMA CUBE ELBOWCARE S: 0.

Or a third racket in between

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Sits between the two on paper: more control than the Samurai Soft, more power than the MAXIMA CUBE ELBOWCARE S.

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