adidas Cross It Team Ctrl Padel Racket 2026

Padelful gathers three reviews, from Pádel Review, PadelScout and RacketReviewHub, and they agree on the character. The sweet spot is large and forgiving, handling at the net is quick and the ball leaves easily when you are defending. One reviewer calls it comfortable and stable from the back of the court.

What you give up is crispness. Padelful lists limited smash finishing power, a muted feel on contact and less explosiveness from deep in the court. Anyone who wants a hard-hitting racket is told to look elsewhere. That is the price of fibreglass.

A note on the name. Ctrl suggests control, but the 6.8 score for it is the weakest on the sheet. Read Ctrl here as the family label, not a promise.

The Cross It Ctrl has a 15K carbon face and beats the Team Ctrl on every line Padelful scores, control most of all, 9.2 against 6.8. It is the racket to move to once you are comfortable. The Cross It Carbon Ctrl is the middle step, with a 6K carbon face.

If you want the lightest and quickest version of the family, the Cross It Light is the one; its limited sibling is the Cross It Light Pro Edition; the soft fibreglass Cross It Team Light is lighter again; for another soft round first racket, the adidas Drive and the Metalbone Team (and the limited England World Cup design) are the usual alternatives.

Players who want power, a crisp hit or real control. Padelful says to look elsewhere if you want a hard-hitting racket, and the control score is the lowest it gives. The intermediate padel rackets page has firmer options, and the beginner padel racket page covers other soft starters.

Fit a racket protector and an adidas overgrip; the padel grips page has others. adidas Speed RX balls and the padel balls guide cover the rest, and a pair of padel shoes will do more for your game than a second racket.

More soft rackets are on the cheap padel racket page, our guide to choosing a padel racket explains the trade-offs, and the full padel racket range covers the rest.