{"product_id":"adidas-rx-series-light-2026-padel-racket","title":"adidas RX Series Light 2026 Padel Racket","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe adidas RX Series Light 2026 is the light version of adidas's intermediate round racket — the same frame as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/adidas-rx-series-2026-padel-racket\"\u003eRX Series 2026\u003c\/a\u003e, 15g lighter at 345–360g. Round head, even balance, centred sweet spot, a fibreglass face over the soft EVA core, and a \u003cstrong\u003eStructural Power\u003c\/strong\u003e fibre insert in the heart that stiffens the frame where a fibreglass racket usually goes soft. It is the racket for the player who has done a season on a beginner frame and wants something quicker in the hand without paying carbon money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the family plays.\u003c\/strong\u003e No tester had published a score for the Light at the time of writing, so the numbers below are for the standard-weight RX Series 2026, which shares every part except the weight. Padel Racket Lab scored it 7.8\/10 (May 2026 — control 8.1, comfort 7.9, sweet spot 7.9, forgiveness 7.8, manoeuvrability 7.6, power 7.0) and place it with “early intermediate players who want a control-focused racket”. Padelful's panel is cooler at 7.0 (rebound 7.5, control 7.0, sweet spot 7.0, manoeuvrability 6.9, power 6.8): easy ball exit, comfortable in defence, stable at the net, limited smash power and a soft, muted feedback. Take 15g off that frame and you get the same character with quicker hands and a little less stability on the block volley — which is exactly who the Light is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it sits.\u003c\/strong\u003e Below it in the adidas range is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/adidas-drive-2026-padel-racket-black\"\u003eDrive\u003c\/a\u003e (beginner, no Structural Power insert, $169) and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/adidas-match-light-2026-padel-racket\"\u003eMatch Light\u003c\/a\u003e (beginner, all-round shape, $159). Above it, the next round racket with the three stripes is the carbon \u003ca href=\"\/products\/adidas-cross-it-light-2026-padel-racket-martita-ortega\"\u003eCross It Light\u003c\/a\u003e at $419. Against other brands on our wall it lines up with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/babolat-counter-origin-2026-padel-racket\"\u003eBabolat Counter Origin\u003c\/a\u003e (lighter still, beginner) and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/babolat-counter-vertuo-2-6-2026-padel-racket\"\u003eCounter Vertuo\u003c\/a\u003e.\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 improving player, a lighter-built adult or a junior moving to a full-size frame, and you want a round, forgiving, arm-friendly racket that is quick at the net and priced under $200.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo\u003c\/strong\u003e if you already generate your own pace and want the frame to add stiffness and bite — that is carbon-face territory (\u003ca href=\"\/products\/adidas-metalbone-team-2026-padel-racket\"\u003eMetalbone Team\u003c\/a\u003e for attack, Cross It Light for control) — or if you prefer the extra stability of the standard 360–375g RX Series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e345–360g (light)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBalance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEven\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSweet spot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCentre\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\u003eFibreglass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFibreglass with Structural Power insert\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmooth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTechnologies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStructural Power · Structural Reinforcement · Smart Holes Lineal · standard protector tape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIntermediate (adidas: intermediate, regular play)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColourway\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite \/ silver \/ pink\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct code\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAR3CA4U74 (adidas KL2628)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEAN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8435739406014\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 2026-09-29. Where the distributor listing or a review site and the adidas probook disagree we follow the probook. Manufacturer weights vary by around ±10g. Review scores are quoted from the sites named, with their dates; we have not court-tested this frame ourselves.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"adidas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67007502713203,"sku":"APS-AD-0016","price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/6287\/6275\/files\/AR3CA4U74RXLIGHTFRONT.png?v=1790647252","url":"https:\/\/australianpadelshop.com\/products\/adidas-rx-series-light-2026-padel-racket","provider":"Australian Padel Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}