{"product_id":"adidas-metalbone-team-2026-padel-racket","title":"adidas Metalbone Team 2026 Padel Racket","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe adidas Metalbone Team 2026 is the way into the Metalbone family: the same diamond mould, octagonal carbon frame and Low Poly heart as the racket Ale Galán plays, with a \u003cstrong\u003efiberglass face\u003c\/strong\u003e and adidas's soft EVA core in place of the aluminised carbon and the pro-level stiffness. adidas rate it “advanced, habitual use”; we would put it a notch lower — it is the diamond for an improving player who wants attacking shape without an unforgiving face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat fiberglass does here.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is the most flexible fibre in adidas's range, so the face gives more on contact: more ball release from the back of the court, a softer feel, and a wider margin on off-centre hits than any carbon Metalbone. The trade is a lower power ceiling on a full-speed smash — the frame flexes where a 16K face would not. The Spin Blade \u003cstrong\u003eGritt\u003c\/strong\u003e surface is the sand-textured finish (rather than the decal on the carbon models), which is the grippier of the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it does not have.\u003c\/strong\u003e adidas's 2026 spec sheet does not list the Weight \u0026amp; Balance System or the Power Groove rail on the Team. It plays at its listed 360–375g with no screws to add or remove. It does ship with the Metalbone protector tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs this the racket for you?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYes\u003c\/strong\u003e if you are an intermediate who likes to attack, you want the Metalbone look and a head-heavy diamond, and comfort matters more than the last 10% of smash speed. On price and profile it sits with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dunlop-fx-team-2026-padel-racket\"\u003eDunlop FX Team\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tecnifibre-bomba-speed-2026\"\u003eTecnifibre Bomba Speed\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo\u003c\/strong\u003e if you are a genuine advanced attacker — the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/adidas-metalbone-carbon-2026-padel-racket\"\u003eMetalbone Carbon\u003c\/a\u003e is $170 more for a carbon face and is the better long-term buy — or if you are a beginner, where the round, even-balanced \u003ca href=\"\/products\/adidas-drive-2026-padel-racket-black\"\u003eDrive\u003c\/a\u003e is easier to learn on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiamond\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e360–375g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBalance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh (head-heavy)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSweet spot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTop\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProfile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e455mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEVA Soft Performance (low density)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFace\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFiberglass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon, Octagonal Structure, Low Poly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpin Blade Gritt (sand texture)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTechnologies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOctagonal Structure · Low Poly · Extra Power Grip · Spin Blade Gritt · Smart Holes Curve · Structural Reinforcement · Metalbone protector tape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot fitted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight \u0026amp; Balance System, Power Groove (flagship Metalbone 2026 \/ HRD+ \/ CTRL only)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIntermediate–advanced (adidas: advanced, habitual)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColourway\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack \/ red\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct code\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAR2AA3U22 (adidas KL2622)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEAN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8435739405857\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eSpecifications from the adidas Padel Probook 2026 (All For Padel, the adidas padel licensee) and Everything Padel Australia (the Australian distributor), verified 2026-09-28. Where the distributor listing and the adidas probook disagree we follow the probook. Manufacturer weights vary by around ±10g. We have not court-tested this frame ourselves and quote no third-party scores because none had been published for the 2026 model at the time of writing.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"adidas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67003320533363,"sku":"APS-AD-0015","price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/6287\/6275\/files\/AR2AA3U22METALBONETEAMFRONT_aa69492a-c028-4ecb-8966-ffcfb4e18b35.png?v=1790581392","url":"https:\/\/australianpadelshop.com\/products\/adidas-metalbone-team-2026-padel-racket","provider":"Australian Padel Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}