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56% positive25 reviewsView price on Amazon
In shortPlayers praise it for control and comfort, with a sweet spot that many find generous and a balanced, fairly firm feel that is kind to the arm. Power is only moderate for some. A few find the sweet spot small or the feel too hard, so it does not suit everyone.
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Chose the Vertex Hybrid 2025 after buying three rackets and trying many others, and it's been great: balanced, with a fairly big sweet spot, medium stiffness and a mid-low balance that keeps it comfortable. Stiffer, top-heavy rackets gave them wrist problems.
“The medium stiffness and mid-low balance also make it comfortable. I have tried stiff rackets and top-heavy rackets, which I do like but they give me wrist problem.”
Coming from squash and an AT10 18K 2024 with too much trampoline, they're very happy with the Vertex Hybrid 2025: massive sweet spot and better placement.
“The sweet spot is massive and I feel i’m able to control where I place the balls much better.”
Amazing feel, control and sweet spot after the Adipower and Vertex 04 2024.
“To me, the vertex 04 hybrid 2025 has been amazing with great feeling, control and sweetspot.”
The sweet spot feels huge: wherever they hit, the ball doesn't die.
“I played with the hybrid 25 and holy where ever I hit the ball, it doesn't feel like it is dying.”
Of the 25 reviews with a clear verdict, 56% are positive, 24% mixed and 20% negative. The praise mentioned most is forgiving. The most common complaint is small sweet spot.
The praise reviewers mention most: forgiving (4 reviews), good control (4 reviews) and arm-friendly (2 reviews). For example: Amazing feel, control and sweet spot after the Adipower and Vertex 04 2024.
The complaints reviewers mention most: small sweet spot (3 reviews), demanding (1 review) and durability issues (1 review). For example: After a few matches they couldn't find the sweet spot consistently and went back to their old racket.
#10 in Best Padel Rackets 2025, ranked by real player reviews.
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