Adidas Metalbone Carbon
€270.00
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Earlier models
2 offers · Padel Market · prices as of September 6, 2026 · we may earn a commission
£233.99
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Earlier models
2 offers · Padel Market · prices as of September 6, 2026 · we may earn a commission
$257.99
save 21%
Earlier models
2 offers · Padel Market · prices as of September 6, 2026 · we may earn a commission
What changed between versions
Where an earlier model is still on sale, this is what you would be giving up — or not.
- 2025 -> 2026 The octagonal structure was developed further, adding torsional stiffness through the frame. Reviewers describe the 2026 as more stable through a full swing, more precise at the net and calmer on off-centre contact, with power that is easier to place. The character is unchanged - it is the same power racket, held together better at the top of the swing. The finish is subtler, with more of the carbon structure left visible.
About the Adidas Metalbone Carbon
The Metalbone is adidas's power line and this is the version that states the case most plainly. It keeps the diamond mold and the head-heavy balance the family is built on, and it does without the Weight and Balance System that the Ctrl build uses to move weight down towards the grip. What you get is the frame as adidas set it: mass concentrated at the top of the head, where it does the most for an overhead and the least for anything defensive.
That makes it a demanding racket rather than a versatile one. A diamond punishes a late or off-centre strike, and the reward only arrives for a player who already generates their own racket speed. Someone who wants the same face and mold but the option to tune the balance should look at the Ctrl; someone who wants the Metalbone character in a frame that tires the arm less should look at the Superlight.
It is a previous-generation build, listed by adidas before the current line arrived, so it is often the value entry into the family — a considerably lower price for a frame that shares the family's geometry. The hardness of the rubber is not established here: adidas documents the low-density Soft Performance EVA for the 2026 generation, and that cannot be read backwards onto the earlier ones.
Questions about the Adidas Metalbone Carbon
How does the Metalbone Carbon differ from the Metalbone Ctrl?
The Ctrl carries the Weight and Balance System, a set of plates and screws that move roughly eleven grams between the head and the grip. The Carbon has no such system, so its balance is fixed and head-heavy. Both share the diamond mold and the carbon face; the difference is whether you can tune where the mass sits.
Is the Metalbone Carbon still the current model?
No. It belongs to the generation before the current line and does not appear in the 2026 line-up. That is not a reason to avoid it — the geometry is the same as the family it comes from — but it is why it sells below the current generation.
What changed between the 3.4 and the 2026 Metalbone?
The 2026 frames use a further developed octagonal structure for extra torsional stiffness, which reviewers describe as more stable through a full swing and calmer on off-centre hits, and the Weight and Balance System was adjusted. The character is unchanged; the newer frame is the more controllable one at full power.
Who should not buy the Metalbone Carbon?
Anyone still developing the overhead, and anyone who spends most of the point at the back of the court. A fixed head-heavy diamond gives very little back on a mistimed shot, and there are round and hybrid frames in the adidas range that do that job far better.
Is the core hard or soft on this racket?
It is not established. adidas documents its low-density Soft Performance EVA for the 2026 rubber, and this build predates that generation, so assuming the same compound would be a guess. What is settled is that the core is EVA rather than foam.
Similar rackets from other brands
Matched on shape first, then the rest of the spec sheet — same playing character, different maker.
