Adidas Metalbone Superlight
1 offer · Padel Market · prices as of September 6, 2026 · we may earn a commission
1 offer · Padel Market · prices as of September 6, 2026 · we may earn a commission
1 offer · Padel Market · prices as of September 6, 2026 · we may earn a commission
About the Adidas Metalbone Superlight
The interesting thing about the Superlight is what it does not change. Several accessible builds in a power family quietly become a different racket — a round head, a softer face, a control brief. This one keeps the diamond mold and the high balance, so it still behaves like a Metalbone: mass at the top of the head, power available from above, and the same demand for a clean strike that goes with it.
What it changes is the total weight. adidas describes the build as maximum power in a lighter frame so a player tires less through a long match, and that is the honest summary. The core is a medium EVA and the balance is fixed rather than adjustable — no Weight and Balance System is quoted for this build — so what you buy is what you play.
The positioning is intermediate rather than advanced, and it holds up. The frame asks less of the arm than the full-weight Metalbone builds while asking the same of the technique. A player who wants genuine forgiveness rather than a lighter power racket should look at the Team Light, which is round with a fibreglass face and a different racket in every meaningful way.
Questions about the Adidas Metalbone Superlight
Is the Metalbone Superlight a control racket?
No. It keeps the diamond mold and the head-heavy balance of the Metalbone line, so it is a power frame that has been made lighter rather than a power frame that has been softened. The Team Light is the round, control-oriented build in the family.
How is the Superlight different from the Team Light?
They are not variations on one idea. The Superlight keeps the Metalbone diamond and high balance in a lighter frame; the Team Light is a round mold with a fibreglass face and a medium balance. One is the family racket made easier to carry, the other is a control racket wearing the family name.
Can the balance be adjusted on the Metalbone Superlight?
No. adidas does not quote the Weight and Balance System for this build, so the balance is fixed and head-heavy. If tuning the balance matters to you, the Ctrl is the build in the family that offers it.
Is the Superlight suitable for an advanced player?
It is specified for intermediate players with a solid technical base. An advanced competitor will generally want the full-weight builds, where the extra mass adds stability and power. The Superlight is the sensible Metalbone for someone whose technique is ready before their stamina is.
Does a lighter racket mean less power?
Some, but less than the weight difference suggests, because the mass that produces power on a diamond is where it sits rather than how much of it there is. Keeping the head-heavy balance is what lets this frame stay a power racket while weighing less overall.
Similar rackets from other brands
Matched on shape first, then the rest of the spec sheet — same playing character, different maker.
