# Bullpadel Vertex Advance 03 > Diamond, 365 to 375 g, head-heavy balance. Below average for control, comfort, handling and forgiveness. Check if it suits your game. Score 7.4/10. - URL: https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-advance/ - Last updated: 2026-11-10 - 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/) · [Bullpadel](https://padell.io/brands/bullpadel/) · Vertex Advance 2026 - **Shape**: Diamond - **Weight**: 365 to 375 g - **Balance**: Head-heavy - **Core**: Evalastic Lowest price **€ 104.95** at Justpadel · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 04:07 (2026-11-14) Lowest in 52 days **€ 76.24** Today **€ 104.95** [Buy at Justpadel](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjustpadel.com%2Fproducts%2Fbullpadel-vertex-advance-2026) 1. [Extreme Padel · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 02:28 (2026-11-14) **€ 112.90**](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.extreme-padel.fr%2Fraquettes-de-padel-bullpadel%2F22557-raquette-bullpadel-vertex-advance-26.html) 2. [Esprit Padel Shop · In stock · Shipping: see shop · Checked at 05:18 (2026-11-14) **€ 112.90**](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fesprit-padel-shop.com%2Fproducts%2Fraquette-de-padel-bullpadel-vertex-advance-2026) Prices include shipping to the country you choose. [How padell.io earns money](https://padell.io/how-we-earn-money/) The short answer The Vertex Advance 03 is a diamond-shaped racket at 365 to 375 grams, high balance and a 38 mm profile. That mix points to power over touch: the meters read low control, high power. No independent review is on record yet. Balance in millimeters and head size are not published. By [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) · facts checked 28 September 2026 Choose it if - you want a diamond shape built for power over touch - you play at an advanced level and are fine with a head-heavy swing - you care more about hitting flat and hard than about a wide sweet spot Skip it if - your arm reacts badly to stiff diamond frames, since the Bullpadel Vertex 05 Hybrid 26 reads medium comfort instead of low - you need a published head size or balance in millimeters, since neither is listed for this racket - you want feedback from someone who played it, since no review of the Bullpadel Vertex Advance 03 is on record yet ## How it plays 7.4 **padell.io score 7.4** Play 7.9 (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**: 4.0 below average▼ - **Power**: 9.5 above average▲ - **Comfort**: 4.5 below average▼ - **Handling**: 2.0 below average▼ - **Forgiveness**: 3.5 below average▼ - **Line = the average of all rackets**: ▲ above ▼ below The five meters lean toward power at the cost of comfort and easy handling. - **Control** low, the diamond shape and high balance push the sweet zone toward pace rather than placement. - **Power** high, the face and the high balance both add drive to flat shots. - **Comfort** low, a heavy, head-heavy build tends to pass on more shock to the arm. - **Handling** low, weight and balance both slow down quick exchanges at the net. - **Forgiveness** low, the diamond shape narrows the forgiving area. ## Specifications - **Launched**: 2026 - **Shape**: Diamond [Sweet spot high in the face: power overhead, less forgiving](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) - **Weight**: 365 to 375 g Heavy: stable and powerful, tiring over long matches - **Balance**: Head-heavy according to the brand Head-heavy: more power overhead, slower to move - **Face**: Glaphite Medium stiff: a mix of feel and precision - **Core**: Evalastic Hardness not published - **Thickness**: 38 mm The maximum the rules allow - **Surface**: Rough Rough: helps with spin - **Frame**: Carbon Not published by the brand: head size, handle Specs from padelnuestro.com · checked 25 September 2026 · [Spotted a wrong spec? Report it →](https://padell.io/contact/?topic=correction&racket=Bullpadel%20Vertex%20Advance%2003) ## Price history Today **€ 97.95** Lowest in 30 days **€ 89.95** vs 30-day average **+8%** Lowest price per day across the shops in your market. Checked every night. The Bullpadel Vertex Advance 03 sits in a long line of diamond-shaped Bullpadel rackets built around the same idea: trade control and comfort for pace. It weighs 365 to 375 grams, carries a high balance and measures 38 mm thick. The frame is carbon, the face is Glaphite, and the core is Evalastic. Bullpadel lists it for advanced players. Nothing here suggests a beginner racket, and nothing suggests a soft one either. ## Four rackets, one recurring set of labels Look at the profile meters and a pattern appears fast. This racket reads low control, high power, low comfort, low maneuverability and low sweet spot. So do three earlier Bullpadel diamonds: the [Vertex 04](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-04/), the [Vertex 04 25](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-04-25/) and the [Hack 03 2023](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/hack-03-2023/). Four different names, one identical set of five labels. That is not proof the rackets play the same. It does mean the underlying shape, weight class and balance keep landing in the same place on paper, year after year. The Vertex family Same year, from most power (left) to most control (right) [**05 Geo 26**](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-05-geo-26/) [**05 26**](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-05-26/) **Advance** [**05 26 Woman**](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-05-26-woman/) [**05 W Cloud 26**](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-05-w-cloud-26/) [**05 Hybrid 26**](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-05-hybrid-26/) [**05 Light Premier Delfi Brea**](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-05-light-premier-2026-delfi-brea/) ## Glaphite on Evalastic: what that pairing is built to do The face is described as Glaphite, sat on an Evalastic core, inside a carbon frame. The [diamond shape](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) and high balance push power up further and control down. Evalastic as a core is medium in stiffness, which nudges comfort up a little. But the heavy build and high balance still pull comfort down overall. The two effects do not cancel out. The net result on the meters is a racket built to hit hard rather than steer softly. ## Bullpadel's own ratings against the meters Bullpadel rates this racket itself: stability 2, maneuverability 2, control 2, sweet spot size 3, stiffness 2, on the brand's own scale. Read against the independent meters, the picture mostly lines up. Both point to a racket that is not especially maneuverable and not the most forgiving on off-center hits. Bullpadel's own stiffness figure is 2, while the comfort meter here reads low. Treat the brand figures as Bullpadel's claim about its own racket, not as a separate measurement. ## No reviews yet No independent review of the Vertex Advance 03 is on record yet. Every comfort or control claim above is a reading of the specs, not feedback from court play. ## What the missing numbers leave open Several figures that buyers often compare are simply not published for this racket: balance in millimeters, head size in square centimeters, handle length and weight system. Shops list a nominal weight of 365 grams and an Air React Channel vibration system, but those come with lower certainty than the core spec sheet. If exact head size or balance numbers matter for your decision, they are not available here to check against a rival racket. ## Vertex Advance 03, Vertex 04 25 or Hack 03: picking one The meters match closely across the Vertex Advance 03, the Vertex 04 25 and the Hack 03 2023. The practical differences come down to details outside the profile meters. That includes pro player association, exact face material naming, and year of release. Picking between them on paper alone is mostly a matter of which name and year you want, not a clear performance gap. 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 Vertex 04 25](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-04-25/) · 7.9 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/bullpadel-vertex-04-25-vs-bullpadel-vertex-advance/) [Bullpadel Vertex 04](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/vertex-04/) · 8.5 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/bullpadel-vertex-04-vs-bullpadel-vertex-advance/) [Bullpadel Hack 03 2023](https://padell.io/rackets/bullpadel/hack-03-2023/) · 7.4 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/bullpadel-hack-03-2023-vs-bullpadel-vertex-advance/) [Oxdog Ultimate Pro Smash 2025](https://padell.io/rackets/oxdog/ultimate-pro-smash-2025/) · 7.4 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/oxdog-ultimate-pro-smash-2025-vs-bullpadel-vertex-advance/) [All rackets that play like the Bullpadel Vertex Advance 03 →](https://padell.io/alternatives/?r=549) ## Questions before you buy **Is the Vertex Advance 03 the same as the Vertex 04 25?** No, they are separate models from different years. Their profile meters read identically across control, power, comfort, maneuverability and sweet spot, but the names and specs are listed separately. **How does it compare to the Bullpadel Vertex 04?** On the five meters they match exactly: low control, high power, low comfort, low maneuverability, low sweet spot. The visible differences are in naming and year rather than in the meters themselves. **What level of player is this racket for?** Bullpadel lists it for advanced players. Nothing in the specs suggests it suits someone just starting out. **Will this racket be tough on the arm?** The comfort meter reads low, driven by the heavy weight class and high balance. Anyone with existing arm issues should weigh that against the power it is built to deliver. **Is the Vertex Advance 03 worth the money right now?** Today's price is labelled "Good value" compared with the rackets that play most alike. Which shops deliver, and what shipping costs, depends on your country. The price comparison shows it for yours. See all prices **What is the closest alternative?** The Bullpadel Vertex 04 25 plays most alike. On paper the differences are under one point. Today: € 149.90. [Compare side by side →](https://padell.io/compare/bullpadel-vertex-04-25-vs-bullpadel-vertex-advance/) **Who should not buy it?** Skip it if you rely on placement and long rallies (control 4.0/10), or if your elbow or shoulder complains (comfort 4.5/10), or if you are still learning: it is not very forgiving (3.5/10). **How heavy is it really?** The brand gives 365 to 375 g. That counts as heavy. Each racket can differ within that range. [Why a range? →](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-weight-range/)