Adidas Metalbone Team Light
€200.00
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$190.99
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Earlier models
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About the Adidas Metalbone Team Light
Almost everything else in the Metalbone family is a carbon diamond built around power. The Team Light is not. It uses a round mold with a centred sweet spot, fibreglass on the faces rather than carbon, and a balance that sits around the middle of the frame. The result is a racket with the opposite brief to the line it is filed under: tolerance, comfort and predictability instead of power from above.
That combination is why it is one of the softer-feeling rackets adidas sells. Fibreglass flexes more at contact than carbon, the Soft Performance EVA core is a low-density rubber, and a centred sweet spot means an off-centre strike costs far less than it would on a diamond. Players who find stiff frames tiring, or who have any history of arm trouble, tend to get on with exactly this specification.
What it will not do is finish points the way the rest of the family does. Anyone buying it expecting a cheaper Metalbone will be disappointed by the smash; anyone buying it as a comfortable control racket will find it does that job better than its name suggests. The Superlight is the build to choose if the diamond is what you actually want.
Questions about the Adidas Metalbone Team Light
Is the Metalbone Team Light really a Metalbone?
It carries the name but not the geometry. The rest of the family is a carbon diamond built for power; this is a round frame with a fibreglass face and a medium balance. It is best understood as a control racket sold under the Metalbone badge.
Who should buy the Metalbone Team Light?
Intermediate and advanced players who want comfort and placement rather than power, and anyone who finds a stiff head-heavy frame tiring over a long match. The round mold, soft core and fibreglass faces all point the same way.
Why does it use fibreglass instead of carbon?
Fibreglass flexes more at contact, which softens the response and keeps the frame comfortable through a full session. It also caps the power available on an overhead, so it is a deliberate trade in favour of feel rather than a corner cut.
Is this a good racket for arm or elbow problems?
The specification points that way: a low-density EVA core, fibreglass faces and a centred sweet spot all reduce what reaches the arm, and there is no head-heavy mass to swing through. It is not medical advice, but it is among the gentler frames in the adidas line.
What should I buy instead if I want the Metalbone diamond?
The Superlight, which keeps the diamond mold and the head-heavy balance in a lighter frame, or one of the full-weight builds if you want the line at its most powerful. The Team Light is not a step towards those rackets.
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