Medium+ became Hard: what the core swap does to a heavy diamond
The Ultimate Pro 2025 is listed with a Medium+ core at 365 g. This racket is listed with a Hard core at 370 g. In general, a harder core flexes less, which tends to give a firmer, more direct response. Vibration is a separate question, and the brand adds silicone inserts under the grip.
Add the HES Carbon face, a diamond shape and a high balance, and every power driver points the same way. The comfort drivers also point one way, down. Control is mixed: the carbon face and the positive review raise it, the diamond shape and high balance lower it. That is why the meters read High for power and Low for control, comfort, maneuverability and sweet spot.
This is not a racket with one weak spot. It is a racket that commits to one job.
Smooth became Sandy: what the surface change claims and what it proves
The brand lists the surface as Sandy now, where the 2025 model was Smooth. Oxdog says the rough texture improves spin on volleys and overheads. One video review agrees that the surface allows great spin.
But a texture does not fix timing. Another video reviewer, Fabio Ferro, said it takes a lot of skill to generate spin with this racket. Treat the surface as a tool for players who already brush the ball well, not as a shortcut.
One written test, four videos: who found power and who did not
There is one written test on record, from padel.how, and it rated the racket 76 out of 100. It praised power and directional stability when you fully accelerate, plus heavy, stable volleys with strong spin.
Four video reviews were also played on court. PADELREVIEW ENG and Fabio Ferro found a powerful racket that needs technique. Probando Palas liked the power and stability, but it is only a partial match for this racket, and one of its listed cons, "less agile than the standard model", hints at a different version. Padel FYI went the other way. That reviewer called it manoeuvrable at the net and said it lacks power on smashes compared with other diamonds. That video also describes a medium balance, while the brand lists High. When sources disagree like this, the brand's published label is the safer reference for balance.
Low pace, low contact: the cost of Hard foam in the padel.how test
The same test is clear about the downside. It says that at low pace the Hard foam gives little away. Passive lobs, late glass recoveries and contact below the upper-central sweet spot need clean mechanics.
In plain terms, you must supply the speed. If you block a slow ball or scoop one off the back glass, the racket adds little. Probando Palas called it demanding for defensive play. Fabio Ferro and Padel FYI both called the sweet spot small, and Padel FYI added that it is high in the face.
What can you do about it? Move the 8 g weight. The RBS system lets you remove the weight from the butt cap with a screw. The brand does not publish how that changes balance, so treat it as an experiment, not a promise. The brand also lists four silicone inserts under the grip, and a video reviewer found the anti-vibration system effective against arm fatigue.
The product page calls the racket very comfortable and agile at the back of the court. That conflicts with the comfort and maneuverability meters, and with most of the reviews. Padel FYI is the one video that called it comfortable and manoeuvrable.
Pro+ 2026 or Pro+ Classics: two sheets, nearly one racket
The Ultimate Pro+ Classics is listed with the same core, face, shape, balance and weight, and it gets the same five meter labels. On paper you cannot tell them apart. A changed label is not a measured change, so do not assume the 2026 version plays differently.
Want the same attacking character with a different core? The Ultimate Pro Smash 2026 is also 370 g. It lists a Medium+ core instead of Hard, but its five meter labels are the same as this racket's.
Not published: balance in mm, head size, frame, thickness, handle
The brand does not publish the balance in millimetres, the head surface, the frame, the thickness or the handle. Only the label "High" is given. So two things you might want, the exact balance point and how thick the racket is, stay unknown. Do not guess them from the weight alone.
