StarVie Drax + 2027

The StarVie Drax+ 2027 is a teardrop-shaped racket with medium balance. Developed for intermediate players who want to play versatile: the teardrop shape sits between a round racket and a diamond, with a sweetspot slightly higher on the face than a round racket. Combines a 12K Carbon Hyper face with a medium-hard M-EVA Balance core.

Our measurement The key characteristics at a glance Measured on our Wilson Baiardo Tune Pro. Objective measurements, no marketing claims. HARDNESS 64 / 75 50 extremely soft 62 soft 75 extremely hard Hard (64 on our scale). The ball sinks less into the face and bounces back faster. More control over where you place the ball, but you have to supply the energy yourself.

With a sensitive elbow a harder face is a consideration. Our hardness scale 50 - 54 extremely soft 55 - 60 very soft 61 - 63 soft 64 - 66 hard 67 - 70 very hard 70 + extremely hard SWINGWEIGHT 160 / 185 140 weight near hand 162 neutral 185 weight in head Neutral (160 on our scale). For reference: rackets built purely around power often sit at 165 or higher, while control rackets sit around 150.

This racket sits in between. Our swingweight scale below 160 maneuverable 161 - 170 neutral 171 and higher stiff WEIGHT 352 to 368 grams (our measurement: 354 g) BALANCE medium In practice: a teardrop racket with a medium balance. The sweetspot sits slightly higher on the face than a round racket and is still reasonably large.

Choose this racket when you hit both centrally and slightly higher on the face. Who suits this racket Well suited to: intermediate : players who want to play versatile and who do not commit to one type of shot. The teardrop shape sits between round and diamond: slightly more sweetspot than a diamond, slightly more attacking potential than a round racket.

Less suited to: players who specifically choose pure control or pure power. For those extremes a round or diamond racket is more effective. In that case have a look at our selection of rackets for padel elbow .