adidas
Adipower CTRL 3.1
Shape
round
Weight
368g
Balance
head-light
Price
$350
Adidas Adipower CTRL Lineage
Newer version available: Adipower CTRL 3.3
Adidas Adipower CTRL 3.2
9.0 / 10
Based on 5 expert reviews Best for: Players seeking balanced performance
Shape: Round
Weight: 368g
Balance: Head Light
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Pros
- Central and big
- Good maneuverability at net and even balance.
Cons
- Really good for beginner and intermediate players due to the big sweet spot. Advanced players may want more power. For the slow balls at the back of the court, I lacked a bit of power.
Performance Scorecard
Overall Score Average of core attributes below
8.7
Contributing Scores
Power
8.2
Control
9.0
Sweet Spot
9.0
Maneuverability
8.5
Additional Metrics
Comfort
7.0
Spin
5.0
Specifications
- MSRP $350
- Weight 368g
- Shape Round
- Balance Head Light
- Surface Carbon fiber
- Core Medium-Hard EVA
- Hardness Medium
About the Adidas Adipower CTRL 3.2
Adipower CTRL 3.2
🔔 Review of 2024 model: Adipower CTRL 3.3.
The 2023 update to Adidas’s best-selling Adipower CTRL is the “round” version of Adidas’s most aggressive racket - the Adipower. It is a versatile, round racket with medium balance, medium hardness, and a large sweet spot that will help you in defense as much as offense.
This racket will help you deliver precision to your shots. It will not hurt intermediate and up players in defense, but with the low ball output, players with this racket will need to follow through on their shots properly from the back of the court.
This racket will reassure control-oriented players who will attain very strong precision resulting from its hardness as well as its great maneuverability and wide sweet spot.
The Adipower Spin Blade is stronger than the Metalbone’s and will help apply spin on volleys and kick smashes.
Reviewers note: the racket was tested in comparison with other control rackets - Metheora Dual, Ionic Control - at 25°C.
Expert Reviews of adidas Adipower CTRL 3.2
Average score: 8.7 • Based on 5 expert reviews • Last updated: Aug 2025
9.0
Guillermo MG
Aug 11, 2025
"Versatile racket with large sweet spot for all levels of players"
Power
8.0
Control
9.0
Sweet Spot
10.0
8.3
MerPadel
Dec 10, 2022
"This year’s Adipower CTRL 3.2 is the same as last year’s model with an updated design. It is a versatile, hard touch racket that is strong in defense for intermediate or advanced players."
Power
8.0
Control
9.0
Sweet Spot
8.0
8.0
Pablo Peiró
Dec 8, 2022
"This is a very maneuverable racket, with which we are able to have a lot of control. It has a medium balance and offers a high ball output, which makes defense easy and allows us put shoot great lobs to advance to the net easily."
Weight: 353g Balance: 26.8cm
Power
7.0
Control
8.0
Sweet Spot
8.5
9.1
Padelzoom
Feb 5, 2023
"A powerful round racket that provides maximum versatility. Very similar to last year's with a slightly larger sweet spot. Medium-hard touch makes it not suitable for beginners."
Power
9.0
Control
10.0
Sweet Spot
9.0
9.1
Victor Zayas
Aug 11, 2025
"One of the best versatile offerings for intermediate and up players"
Power
9.0
Control
9.0
Sweet Spot
10.0
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