Bullpadel Hack Comfort 05 27 Padel Racket

The Hack 05 27 is Paquito Navarro's racket: TriCarbon 18K faces, 365 to 375 g, and a perfect 10 for power on Padelful, with a 7.0 sweet spot and a dry feel. The Comfort swaps the 18K carbon for Fibrix and softens the core. Padelful scores its power 8.5 and control 8.0, both well below the pro racket, but its sweet spot rises to 8.1.

That's the trade in one line: about one and a half points of power for a point of forgiveness. Unless you hit the middle of the face on almost every overhead, the Comfort will win you more points.

Lively. Padelful rates rebound at 9.1, so the ball leaves the baseline with little effort, volleys carry weight on a compact swing, and the smash and bandeja go deep without a perfect strike. Its testers called it an attacking diamond that's more forgiving than the hard diamonds it shares a shelf with.

The same liveliness has a cost. Touch shots can fly long, low late blocks need early preparation, and it isn't as quick to flick round in a fast net exchange as a lighter, lower-balanced racket. A medium-soft feel means the feedback is cushioned rather than crisp.

Bullpadel builds Comfort versions of three diamonds. The Vertex 05 Comfort 27 is the softest-hitting: Padelful's 2026 scores give it 7.0 for power and 9.7 for rebound, a racket that does most of the work for you. The XPLO Comfort 27 puts the Fibrix face on Martín Di Nenno's XPLO 02 power racket. The Hack Comfort keeps a point and a half more power than the Vertex Comfort, with a little less free depth.

Barely, on Padelful's numbers. The 2026 Hack 04 Comfort scored 8.5 for power, 8.0 for control, 9.1 for rebound and 8.4 for handling, exactly as the 05 does, and its sweet spot was 7.9 against 8.1. Both are medium-soft, Fibrix-faced diamonds at 360 to 370 g. If you liked the 04 Comfort, the 05 will feel like the same old friend in new colours. For the stiffer pro racket of that season, Paquito Navarro's Hack 04 26 is still on the site. Go back one more mould to the Hack 03 CMF X-Series and you get the same power with more bounce and less control.

Intermediate and advanced players who attack from the net, play two or three times a week and want a racket that keeps the ball moving without punishing every slightly late overhead. It's also the Hack to choose if a stiff 18K frame has left your forearm tired. Our diamond padel racket and best padel racket for intermediate players pages list the alternatives.

The cushioned feel pairs well with a cushioned grip: the Bullpadel Hesacore Gel grip slips under an overgrip, and our padel grips page explains how. A diamond head meets the floor on low volleys, so fit a protector; the racket protector page has options.

For balls, a dozen Bullpadel Premium Pro suits damp UK courts, and our padel balls page explains why fresh tubes matter. The Hack racket bag and the Hack Vibram 26I shoe carry the family name; every shoe for sand-dressed turf is on our padel shoes page. The Bullpadel rackets page, the full padel racket range and our guide to choosing a padel racket cover the rest.