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StarVie Phantom vs Kuikma Control Carbon 26

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The verdict

Choose the Phantom if you want more handling. The Control Carbon 26 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Phantom
Pick this one for
  • Handling+1.0
Control Carbon 26
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

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

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How they play

From the Phantom to the Control Carbon 26: less handling.

Controlabout the same9.59.5
Powera bit more power3.54.0
Comforta bit less comfort6.05.5
Handlingless handling7.56.5
Forgivenessabout the same7.07.0

PhantomControl Carbon 26Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2027
2026
Weight
347 to 365 g
361 to 375 g
Face
12K Carbon Hyper
12K carbon
Core
S-EVA Flex
EVA
Surface
Rough
Hard
Handle
Longer Handgrip
Not published
Frame
Not published
Double tubular carbon
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Shape
Round
Round
Balance
Head-light according to the brand
Head-light according to the brand
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Phantom: 0. Of the Control Carbon 26: 0.

Phantom: reviews and videos →Control Carbon 26: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasAdipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3

Sits between the two on paper: more power than the Phantom, more handling than the Control Carbon 26.

€ 183.95Compare all three →

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