Black Crown Patron Padel Racket: Gold 2025

Padelful's scores read like a racket with no strong opinions. Control 7.9, sweet spot 7.9, power 7.7 and manoeuvrability 7.7 are all close together, and rebound stands out at 8.5. In practice that points to a racket that returns the ball with some life without needing a full swing, which helps on blocks and defensive volleys.

The face is 12K carbon and the core is EVA 3XPlay, with a medium feel rather than a soft or a stiff one. One retailer also mentions a vibration-damping insert on the frame, though nobody else confirms it. We found no independent lab or tester report, so these scores are one reviewer's view.

Black Crown sells the Patron in several versions and the names overlap. This page covers the Gold 2025. The Patron Xtrem is also a 2025 racket, and the 2026 range has the attacking Patron Kore and the Patron Global. Check the year and spec sheet on whichever you choose, because a Patron without a suffix is easy to confuse.

Shape is the other trap. Padelful calls the Gold a tear and a retailer calls it hybrid, which are near neighbours rather than opposites. Weight is the same story: 355 to 370 g depending on the listing, so weigh the racket when it arrives.

Beginners are better served by a lighter, softer racket from our beginner padel rackets page. Players who want a specialist, either a heavy attacker or a very soft control racket, will find the Gold too middle-of-the-road. For a wider comparison start with the intermediate padel rackets page.

Start with a racket protector, then add a fresh overgrip from the padel grips range. Quality padel balls show off a lively core, padel shoes keep you balanced on the turf and a padel bag with a thermal pocket guards the face.

Our guide to choosing a padel racket explains shape and weight, the teardrop padel rackets page covers this head type and the full padel racket range has the rest.