Adidas Metalbone LP 2025 Pickleball Paddle-Black/Red

The Adidas Metalbone LP (2025 Edition) in Black/Red serves as the plush, control-oriented anchor of Adidas’s premier paddle lineup. While its sibling (the LP S) utilizes a solid EVA foam core, the standard Metalbone LP features a thick 16mm Low-Density Polypropylene Honeycomb Core combined with a premium Raw Carbon Fiber face.

This model is engineered specifically for players who love the structural layout, extended reach, and weight customization of the Metalbone family, but prefer the traditional, tournament-proven feel and legal consistency of a high-end polymer honeycomb core.

Performance Profile

1. The Softest Honeycomb Touch: By combining a 16mm thick profile with a low-density (LD) polypropylene honeycomb, this is the most vibration-dampening and plush-feeling polymer paddle in the 2025 Adidas family. It absorbs oncoming pace exceptionally well, giving you massive confidence when executing soft drop shots and resetting aggressive drives.
2. Perimeter Weight & Balance System: True to the Metalbone name, it features Adidas’s innovative adjustable weight system. Armed with four 2.6-gram screws positioned along the top edge and lower sides of the paddle face, you can customize the paddle from an unweighted 8.2 oz control setup up to a hefty 9.0 oz plow-through monster.
3. Uniform Sweet Spot (Monocoque Construction): The structural carbon fiber reinforcement runs seamlessly from the bottom of the handle up into the sides of the paddle. This rigid, edgeless monocoque design prevents the perimeter from feeling dead, resulting in incredible torsional stability on off-center hits.
4. Spin Blade Max Grittiness: The face is outfitted with Adidas's premier Raw Carbon Fiber weave and high-friction textured overlay. The extra dwell time provided by the 16mm core allows the surface to heavily grip the ball, giving your dinks severe side-spin and your baseline drives heavy topspin dip.

Best Suited For

1. Dinkers & Reset Strategists: If your game relies on high-percentage consistency, moving the ball around the kitchen, and forcing opponents into making unforced errors, the forgiving nature of this 16mm core is built for you.
2. Third-Shot Drop Specialists: Because the ball doesn't wildly rocket off the face like thinner power paddles, dialing in the perfect touch and arc for baseline drops requires very little adjustment period.
3. Two-Handed Backhand Players: The polyhedral throat layout and extended 5.5-inch Power Extra Grip handle provide ample room for a clean, stable two-handed grip, making it a natural fit for former tennis players.
4. Customization Enthusiasts: Players who want one paddle that can easily adapt from a lightning-fast, headlight kitchen weapon (no weights) to a heavy baseline singles weapon (full weights installed).

Pro Tip

The "Sweet-Spot" Weight Configuration: Out of the box, the Metalbone LP is highly defensive. To unlock its full potential as an all-court weapon, place two of the 2.6g weights in the lower side slots of the paddle face, leaving the top edge completely empty.

Features

• Colorway: Premium Matte Black with Bold Solar Red Accents.
• Paddle Length: 16.5 inches (Elongated ATTK Shape).
• Paddle Width: 7.5 inches.
• Core Material: Low-Density Polypropylene Honeycomb (LD PP).
• Core Thickness: 16 mm (Maximum Touch & Forgiveness).
• Face Material: Premium Raw Carbon Fiber.
• Surface Texture: Spin Blade Max (Pro-grade friction overlay).
• Construction: One-Piece Monocoque with Carbon Perimeter Reinforcement.
• Weight Range: 8.2 oz (Base / No weights) — Expandable up to 9.0 oz.
• Handle Length: 5.5 inches (Power Extra Grip).
• Grip Circumference: 4.125 inches (Standard Medium).
• Certifications: USAPA Approved (Tournament Legal).