# Babolat Counter Veron 2025 2.5 > Hybrid, 365 g, head-heavy balance. Check if it suits your game. Score 7.1/10. Specs from the brand and every generation side by side. - URL: https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-veron-2025/ - Last updated: 2026-10-09 - Author: [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) - Language: en - Site: padell.io (https://padell.io/) Shop links go through padell.io/go/ (affiliate links: padell.io may earn a commission, which never affects scores). Prices include shipping to the Netherlands unless stated otherwise, and change daily. --- [Rackets](https://padell.io/rackets/) · [Babolat](https://padell.io/brands/babolat/) · [Counter Veron](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-veron/generations/) 2025 - **Shape**: Hybrid - **Weight**: 365 g - **Balance**: Head-heavy - **Core**: X-EVA Lowest price No shop on padell.io delivers this racket to Netherlands right now. Prices include shipping to the country you choose. [How padell.io earns money](https://padell.io/how-we-earn-money/) The short answer The Counter Veron 2025 is a heavy, hybrid-shaped Babolat with a carbon frame and a 270 mm balance. On paper it suits an advanced player who attacks and can swing 365 g. The meters read Medium for control, power and comfort, and Low for maneuverability and sweet spot. No review exists yet, so this page rests on specs alone. By [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) · facts checked 9 October 2026 Choose it if - you are an advanced, attack-minded player who can swing 365 g for a whole match - you want a hybrid shape with a rough carbon face, and you accept less speed in the hands - you are comparing it with the 2.6 and prefer the hybrid shape and X-EVA core of the older racket Skip it if - you are a beginner or intermediate player, because the Babolat Counter Vertuo 2025 is listed for that level at 350 g - you need a wide, forgiving hitting area, since the sweet spot meter reads Low and the Babolat Counter Origin reads High - you want a round shape and the newer Black EVA core, which means looking at the Babolat Counter Veron 2.6 ## How it plays 7.1 **padell.io score 7.1** Play 7.5 (60%) and reviews 6.6 (40%). No independent reviews found yet, so that part starts low. [How the score works](https://padell.io/how-we-score/) - **Control**: 6.5 around average● - **Power**: 6.0 around average● - **Comfort**: 6.0 around average● - **Handling**: 4.5 around average● - **Forgiveness**: 5.0 around average● - **Line = the average of all rackets**: ▲ above ▼ below On paper this is a heavy, attack-leaning racket that sits in the middle on most meters. - **Control** Medium, helped by the X-EVA core, the hybrid shape and the balance point. - **Power** Medium, with the hybrid shape and the heavy build adding weight to your shots. - **Comfort** Medium, because the soft carbon face and core are held back by the heavy frame. - **Handling** Low, as the weight slows the racket in quick exchanges. - **Forgiveness** Low, so you need to hit the ball cleanly to get the most from it. ## Specifications - **Launched**: 2025 Newer version from 2026 - **Shape**: Hybrid [Between the classic shapes, the balance says more](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) - **Weight**: 365 g Average: not tiring, stable enough - **Balance**: Head-heavy according to the brand, 270 mm Head-heavy: more power overhead, slower to move - **Face**: Carbon Flex Soft carbon: more feel and easier ball exit - **Core**: X-EVA Medium hard: the middle ground - **Thickness**: 38 mm The maximum the rules allow - **Surface**: Rough Rough: helps with spin - **Frame**: Carbon Not published by the brand: head size, handle No longer on padelnuestro.com Specs from padelnuestro.com · checked 25 September 2026 · [Spotted a wrong spec? Report it →](https://padell.io/contact/?topic=correction&racket=Babolat%20Counter%20Veron%202025%202.5) ## Video reviews 3 videos from independent channels and shops ## Every version [Compare all versions →](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-veron/generations/) 2025 · This racket · Not in shops [2026 · Different specs · € 139.90](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-veron-2-6/) The successor is the Counter Veron 2.6. Against the 2025 it changes the core from X-EVA to Black EVA. The shape goes from hybrid to round and the surface from rough to 3D Spin. The balance label moves from High to Head Heavy, but the balance stays at 270 mm, so that is a changed label, not a measured change. The face, the frame, the 38 mm thickness and the 365 g weight are the same. Level is unknown for the 2.6. Choose the 2025 if you want the hybrid shape. Choose the 2.6 if you prefer a round one. Prices followed since 24 Sept. The chart appears after a week of prices. [Babolat](https://padell.io/brands/babolat/) kept the weight, the thickness and the 270 mm balance when the Counter Veron became the 2.6. The core, the shape and the surface all changed. So the 2025 is not simply an older copy of the same racket. This page has no review to lean on. Everything below comes from the specs and from what shops and the brand say, and it is marked as such. ## Hybrid and X-EVA in 2025, round and Black EVA in the 2.6: what really changed The 2025 racket has an X-EVA core, a hybrid shape and a rough surface. The [Counter Veron 2.6](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-veron-2-6/) lists a Black EVA core, a [round shape](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) and a 3D Spin surface. Those are three real differences in the build. The balance label also moves, from High to Head Heavy. The balance itself stays at 270 mm in both. That looks like a changed label, not a changed balance. The face (Carbon Flex), the frame (carbon), the 38 mm thickness and the 365 g weight are the same. What do you notice on court? A round shape usually gives a lower, more central hitting area than a hybrid, and a hybrid usually gives more punch. That is general shape logic, not a measured result for these two rackets. So treat the 2025 as a different racket from the 2.6, not as an older copy. The Counter family Same year, from most power (left) to most control (right) **Veron** [**Vertuo**](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-vertuo-2025/) [**Origin**](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-origin/) ## An expanded sweet spot, says Babolat: the meters read Low The product page claims an expanded sweet spot that maximizes forgiveness, and it promises maximum power and control. Those are marketing claims. The meters tell a quieter story. Power reads Medium, control reads Medium and the sweet spot reads Low. No source says where the sweet spot sits in the head. The head size is not published either, so there is nothing to check the claim against. Read it this way: this racket rewards a clean strike. Off-centre hits will cost you more than on a forgiving racket such as the [Babolat Counter Origin](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-origin/), whose sweet spot meter reads High. ## Carbon Flex over X-EVA: why three meters sit at Medium and two at Low Control reads Medium because three things push it up: the X-EVA core, the hybrid shape and the 270 mm balance. Power also reads Medium, with the hybrid shape and the heavy build raising it. That is a rounded profile, not an [extreme one](https://padell.io/rackets/head/extreme-one-2025/). Comfort reads Medium for a similar reason. The core and the soft carbon face raise it, while the weight lowers it. A retailer also lists a Vibrabsorb System for vibration absorption and a medium core density. Take both as shop information. They do not replace a player's arm test. Maneuverability is the weak meter, along with the sweet spot. It reads Low because the weight pulls it down, and the 270 mm balance only partly offsets that. In fast exchanges, you will have to work harder to get the racket into position. ## 365 g with a 270 mm balance: what a fixed heavy hybrid asks of an advanced arm The listed weight is 365 g, with the same figure as minimum and maximum. That is heavy. Not a racket you can pick up after a long break and swing freely. A retailer lists the level as Advanced, and another retailer describes an attacking player profile. Both point the same way. Think of a player with solid technique who can hold the weight through a long match. That is one retailer's label, not a test result. If your arm tires late in sets, the weight is the first thing to check. You can often reduce the strain by looking at a lighter model in the same family, such as the [Counter Vertuo 2025](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-vertuo-2025/) at 350 g. ## Counter Veron 2025 next to the Xplo 02 27, the Vertuo 2025 and the Vertex 05 Geo The [Bullpadel Xplo 02 27](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/xplo-02-27/) has the same 270 mm balance, the same hybrid shape and the same 38 mm thickness. It is listed as Professional, with a [weight range](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-weight-range/) of 365 g to 375 g, and its face is X Tend Carbon 3K. Its meters match the Counter Veron's, so on paper the two sit close together. The Bullpadel asks a little more of the player. The Counter Vertuo 2025 is the softer step in the same Babolat range. It has a fiberglass face, a 350 g weight and a Beginner / Intermediate label. Its power meter reads Low and its comfort meter reads High. The [Bullpadel Vertex 05 Geo 27](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-05-geo-27/) has a 260 mm balance and a listed level of Advanced / Professional. Its meters also read Medium, Medium, Medium, Low and Low. If you like the Counter Veron's profile but want a slightly lower balance, it is a fair rival to look at. ## Head size, handle, weight system: what Babolat does not publish Three things are missing: the head size, the handle details and the weight system. No pro player is named for this racket either. The weight is given as one fixed figure, so you cannot assume the racket can be adjusted. Those gaps matter most for the sweet spot, which is the meter where you would want the numbers. Written by **[Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/)** Padel player and founder of padell.io Bought, played and sold more rackets than was good for him, and built padell.io to bring it all together. [About padell.io →](https://padell.io/about/) ## Similar rackets [Bullpadel Xplo 02 27](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/xplo-02-27/) · 7.1 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/bullpadel-xplo-02-27-vs-babolat-counter-veron-2025/) [Bullpadel Xplo 02 Comfort](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/xplo-02-comfort/) · 7.1 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/bullpadel-xplo-02-comfort-vs-babolat-counter-veron-2025/) [Siux Fenix Go 4](https://padell.io/rackets/siux/fenix-go-4/) · 7.1 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/siux-fenix-go-4-vs-babolat-counter-veron-2025/) [Bullpadel Neuron 02 Comfort 27](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/neuron-02-comfort-27/) · 7.1 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/babolat-counter-veron-2025-vs-bullpadel-neuron-02-comfort-27/) [All rackets that play like the Babolat Counter Veron 2025 2.5 →](https://padell.io/alternatives/?r=495) ## Questions before you buy **Is the Counter Veron 2025 the same racket as the 2.6?** No. The 2.6 changes the core, the shape and the surface. The weight, the thickness and the 270 mm balance are the same. So the two share a size on paper, but not a build. **Is the Counter Veron 2025 suitable for beginners?** Probably not. A retailer lists it as Advanced, and at 365 g it is heavy. The Babolat Counter Vertuo 2025 is listed for beginners and intermediates at 350 g. **How does it compare with the Bullpadel Xplo 02 27?** On paper they are close. Both have a 270 mm balance, a hybrid shape and a 38 mm thickness. The Bullpadel is listed as Professional and goes up to 375 g, so it asks a little more of your arm. **Is it comfortable for the arm?** The comfort meter reads Medium. The soft carbon face and the core help, but the weight works against them. A retailer also lists a Vibrabsorb System. No review has tested it for arm comfort yet. **What is the closest alternative?** The Bullpadel Xplo 02 27 plays most alike. On paper the differences are under one point. Today: € 329.95. [Compare side by side →](https://padell.io/compare/bullpadel-xplo-02-27-vs-babolat-counter-veron-2025/) **Who should not buy it?** Skip it if you are still learning: it is not very forgiving (5.0/10). **How heavy is it really?** The brand gives 365 g. That counts as medium. Each racket can differ within that range. [Why a range? →](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-weight-range/)