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In shortPlayers describe it as very light and manoeuvrable, a favourite at the net, with a stiff feel that several find easy on the arm. The clear downside is a small sweet spot that makes off-centre hits die, and it demands good technique. A few players disagree and find it forgiving.
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Moved from the Hyper Pro 2.0 to the Ultimate Pro Light 2026 and loves it: at about 357 g it is much more manoeuvrable at the net. The downside is less pace on groundstrokes and smashes for the same effort.
“I recently moved from Hyper Pro 2.0 to UP Light 2026 and I love it! I find that the lighter weight (approx 357g total) makes it much more maneuverable at the net, compared to the Hyper Pro.”
Great racket with amazing manoeuvrability and good build quality once you adapt to its very small sweet spot; expensive.
“Great racket, maneuverability is amazing, once tou get used to the very small sweet spot!”
Owned the Ultimate Pro Light 2026: amazing maneuverability, a beast for volleys with power and accuracy, very easy to control.
“I owned the Ultimate Pro Light 2026, amazing maneuverability. Absolute beast for volleys, amazing volley Power and accuracy, very easy to control”
Easy to move and shines at the net thanks to its stiffness, though the small sweet spot can be annoying.
“its a sick racket, easy to move and It really shines at the net especially being so stiff I can hit quit hard and flat.”
Bought the Ultimate Pro Light after an EA10: very manoeuvrable, light yet powerful, but the sweet spot is small and the ball dies outside it.
Their Ultimate Pro Light 2026 is very light (346 g), has no trampoline effect and swings fast, with enough power if you have the skills; they're keeping it.
“Hi, i have the ultimate pro light 2026. Very light, mine is 346 without original grip and 1 overgrip.”
Owns the Ultimate Pro Light alongside an AT10 12K and a Metalbone HRD+: it has the hardest feel of the three and handles almost as easily as the AT10.
Of the 19 reviews with a clear verdict, 42% are positive, 37% mixed and 21% negative. The praise mentioned most is fast at the net. The most common complaint is small sweet spot.
The praise reviewers mention most: fast at the net (7 reviews), arm-friendly (3 reviews) and forgiving (1 review). For example: Easy to move and shines at the net thanks to its stiffness, though the small sweet spot can be annoying.
The complaints reviewers mention most: small sweet spot (10 reviews) and demanding (2 reviews). For example: The Pro Light's feel wasn't for them; their similarly light Metalbone and Fenix have much bigger sweet spots.
19 are quotes from discussions on Reddit and YouTube, each linked to the original post. Player reviews are checked for spam before they appear, and only they count toward the star rating; quotes never do.