Bullpadel XPLO Comfort 27 Padel Racket

The XPLO is Martin Di Nenno's power line, and its 2027 version, the XPLO 02 27, is a hard-hitting racket with a 3K carbon face: Padelful scored it 9.9 for power but only 7.8 for its sweet spot. The Comfort keeps the geometric head and the head-heavy balance and changes the face. Fibrix flexes more than carbon, so the ball comes off with more give, mishits sting less and slower swings still get depth.

The trade is the familiar Comfort trade. You lose some of the crisp, explosive feedback of carbon in exchange for tolerance. Tennis Warehouse Europe points it at advanced players who want explosive power with more comfort, which is a fair summary.

Bullpadel's geometric shape widens the upper sides of a diamond, which moves more of the hitting area up where you meet the ball on an overhead. Tennisnuts lists the Comfort's head at about 535 cm², and Tennis Warehouse Europe describes the sweet spot as high and generous, so off-centre smashes keep more of their pace. Sellers disagree on the balance: one calls it high, another medium. Expect it to feel head-heavy, as every XPLO does.

The rough 3D Grain surface helps the ball bite on slice and the vibora, and the XPLO Core² inside is the second generation of the core Bullpadel designed for this line.

Bullpadel builds Comfort versions of its pro lines (the Neuron 02 has one too), and they share the idea of a glass-and-carbon face. The XPLO Comfort is the one with the geometric head and the biggest hitting area; the Vertex 05 Comfort 27 is the classic diamond, rated 9.7 for rebound on Padelful in its 2026 form; the Hack 05 Comfort 27 is the Fibrix version of the hardest-hitting line; and last season's Vertex 04 Comfort 2025 is the older diamond that still hits hard.

Attacking players, intermediate and up, who love the idea of the XPLO but find a carbon power racket harsh over a long match. Tennis Warehouse Europe lists it at intermediate level in its spec table and pitches it at advanced players in its copy, so think of it as a strong club player's racket. The diamond padel rackets page and the advanced padel rackets page show what else sits in the same space.

A cushioned handle adds to the comfort: the Bullpadel Hesacore Gel grip replaces the stock grip, and the padel grips page covers overgrips too. Protect the wide head with Bullpadel frame protection tape; more options are on the racket protector page.

For balls, a tube of Bullpadel Premium Pro suits damp UK courts, and our padel balls page explains why fresh pressure matters. The XPLO racket bag matches the line, and proper padel shoes matter more than any racket on sand-filled turf. The Bullpadel rackets page, the full padel racket range and our guide to choosing a padel racket cover the rest.