Drop Shot Axion Attack Junior Padel Racket

The Axion Attack is Drop Shot's adult attacking racket line, and the Junior carries the name and a cut-down build: fibreglass faces, a soft EVA core and a smooth finish. One retailer lists a 36 mm profile. That is a forgiving recipe for a child, with no carbon to transmit shock and a core that takes the sting out of mishits.

The weight is the part to read carefully. Zona de Padel gives 345 to 355 g, while Esprit Padel Shop lists 320 to 345 g in one place and 330 to 350 g in another. That makes it heavier than the Piton Junior and the Alioth Junior at the top end, so it suits a taller or stronger child more than a small one.

Zona de Padel lists a diamond head and an intermediate level. Esprit Padel Shop describes a teardrop-style shape with medium balance and a beginner level. Both can be true of the same racket in a loose sense, since a junior racket with a slightly top-weighted head sits between the two, but we cannot settle it from listings.

For a beginner, the safer picks are the lighter, rounder rackets: the Piton Junior or the Alioth Junior. The Axion Attack Junior is the one to look at if your child is already hitting with some power and wants an attacking feel.

Small or very young children and complete beginners, who will find a 330 to 355 g racket tiring. A lighter junior from the kids padel rackets page will be easier to swing. If your child is nearly adult size, the beginner padel rackets page lists full-size starters.

Fit a racket protector straight away, because children drop rackets and clatter the fence. A tacky overgrip from the padel grips range helps small hands, softer padel balls are kinder to young arms and proper padel shoes matter on turf. A padel bag keeps it all together.

Our guide to choosing a padel racket explains weight and balance, and the full padel racket range has adult options.