Black Crown Piton Padel Racket

Black Crown has renamed its Piton once a year: 9.0 for 2021, 10 for 2022, 11 for 2023, 12 for 2024, 13 for 2025 and 14 for 2026. Padelful reviews several of them, and the 2022 and the 14 are the two we can compare properly. Unlike many brands, Black Crown keeps the name while the racket changes underneath, so two rackets called the Piton can feel quite different.

That is why this listing needs a caveat. It carries no year, and the brand's sheet gives about 365 g and a low balance. Padelful's 2022 Piton is listed at 365 to 375 g, which fits, but a fit is not a match. We would rather say so than guess.

Padelful scores the 2026 Piton 14 at 8.3 overall. Manoeuvrability leads at 8.6, with rebound and sweet spot at 8.5 and control at 8.4. Power is 7.6. The reviewer calls it a control-first racket with enough bite to keep the attack honest, with a clean response and a generous, centred sweet spot, and notes the bandeja and víbora are solid.

The weaknesses are what a control racket usually gives up: limited free power on smashes, aggressive first volleys that lack punch, and defence that needs good preparation. The racket is not trying to do your work for you.

Set the 14 beside the 2022 Piton and the trade is clear. The 2022 racket scores higher on power, 8.3 against 7.6, and on control, 9.2 against 8.4, and it has a medium-hard feel. The 14 has the better rebound, 8.5 against 7.7, and handles faster, 8.6 against 8.1. Padelful rates the 2024 Piton 12 at power 8.0, control 8.9 and rebound 8.0, so the line moved gently from firm and controlled towards lively and quick.

If you want a firm, precise round racket, a 2022 Piton may still suit you. If you want one that is easier on the arm and quicker to react, the 14 is the better choice.

Anyone who wants an easy finisher: reviewers say the Piton 14 lacks free power on smashes. Beginners are better on a softer first racket, and our beginner padel rackets page starts there. For a child, the light fibreglass Piton Junior is the family's junior racket. If you need to know exactly what you are buying, a dated Piton is safer than this undated listing. If you want a hybrid instead of a round head, the 18K Black Crown Gladius is the alternative. Its harder-cored sibling is the Gladius Force. For a round-to-teardrop handling racket from the same brand, see the Hurricane Pro 3.0.

A racket protector goes on first; the Piton's rough Sandspin finish is a wearing surface, not an armour. A fresh overgrip from the padel grips page helps control, and a tube of balls from our padel balls range keeps the response honest. Carry it in a padel bag and wear padel shoes built for sand-filled turf.

Compare round rackets from other brands on the control padel rackets page, and the intermediate options on intermediate padel rackets. Our guide to choosing a padel racket explains shape and weight, and the full padel racket range covers the rest.