Every racket gets a score from 0 to 10. The same maths for every brand, no paid places, and you can always see what went into it.
How good the racket is on paper for the style it suits best. We turn the published specs into five playing traits, then rank each racket against rackets built for the same game. A power racket competes with power rackets, not with control rackets.
Build quality (face material and how premium the build is) counts for 30% of this layer.
What independent reviewers concluded, and how many of them bothered to test it. A racket that 12 review sites keep coming back to says something specs cannot.
Reviews of an earlier version with identical specs count too. No reviews yet? Then Acclaim starts low, so a racket nobody has tested can never outrank an equally good one that reviewers praise. One or two reviews are weighed against the average, so a single rave does not decide it.
A great racket stays great when it is not on sale. Mixing price in would punish popular rackets at full price and reward whatever is discounted this week. So we compare today's price with the rackets that play most alike and give it a label.
Brands and shops cannot pay for a better score or a higher place. Affiliate links never change a number.
We do not use customer ratings from shops. Only independent reviewers who publish their own verdict.
Two rackets with the same specs can still feel different. Use the score to shortlist, then check the fit.
The racket finder weighs the same traits against your game, level and body.