Adidas Metalbone 2026 Padel Racket – Ale Galán

The Adidas Metalbone 2026 Ale Galán is the core flagship model in Adidas’s power series, offering a balanced middle ground between the stiffer Metalbone HRD+ and the control-oriented Metalbone CTRL. Featuring an aggressive diamond shape, a high-rebound core, and customizable weight screws, it is designed to deliver maximum swing speed, heavy power, and explosive net play without feeling overly unforgiving.

Performance Profile

1. Power & Finishing: Very High. The diamond head shape and top-heavy balance provide great leverage on overheads, smashes, and víboras, allowing easy power generation on offensive shots.
2. Control & Touch: High. Equipped with a Carbon Aluminized 16K face, the frame resists twisting on off-center hits and delivers clean, linear ball feedback for precise placement.
3. Comfort & Rebound: High-Comfort. Paired with EVA Soft Performance rubber, the core cushions hard impacts, absorbs vibrations, and provides rapid trampoline ball output during defensive maneuvers at the back of the court.
4. Spin Potential: Elite. Features a textured Spin Blade Mold surface combined with a Smart Holes Curve layout to maximize grip on slice volleys and spin lobs.

Best Suited For

1. Aggressive Left-Side & Attacking Players: Competitors who prioritize net dominance, aerial attacks, and rapid counter-attacks.
2. Advanced-to-Intermediate Competitors: Players who want explosive offensive performance but prefer a slightly softer, more comfortable feel than the ultra-rigid HRD+ version.
3. Players Who Want Balance Adjustability: Players who like fine-tuning their racket’s static weight and swing weight depending on match strategy or arm fatigue.

Specifications

• Model Year: 2026.
• Player Signature: Ale Galán.
• Racket Shape: Diamond.
• Base Weight: 345 – 360 grams (+ 0 to 11.2g adjustable).
• Balance: Head Heavy (285 mm default, customizable).
• Thickness: 38 mm.
• Sweet Spot: High / Upper Head.
• Core Rubber: EVA Soft Performance Foam.
• Face Material: Carbon Aluminized 16K.
• Frame Material: Carbon Fiber Structural Frame.
• Structural Rigidities: Octagonal Structure & Power Groove frame reinforcement.
• Surface Finish: Spin Blade Mold (3D textured finish).
• Hole Layout: Smart Holes Curve.
• Grip Feature: Extra Power Grip (Extended handle length).
• Weight & Balance System: Integrated weight screws (6 removable screws, up to 11.2g adjustment).