Dunlop Megamax Padel Racket (Silver 2026)

Tennisnuts lists it as a round, control-focused beginner racket at 360 to 370 g, with a soft Pro EVA core that absorbs vibration, a fibreglass frame, a smooth face and a 38 mm profile. There are no named technologies beyond the core, and Tennisnuts's staff reviewer calls it forgiving and comfortable but not designed for advanced spin or elite power.

Dunlop sells the Megamax under several colour names. Black and Green were 2025, and Silver is 2026. Retailers treat them as the same entry model, and the specification we found does not change between them.

Padelful's pros are the standard ones for a round starter: a generous sweet spot, a comfortable medium-soft feel, decent rebound and good handling at the net. A round head sits the sweet spot in the middle of the face, where a newcomer actually hits the ball, and the soft core takes the sting out of mis-hits.

Power is the weakness, at 4.9, and the overall score of 5.8 is modest. Think of it as a racket that lets you rally, not one that helps you finish. Within a season of regular play, most people will start wanting something with more bite.

The two sources we could read agree on the basics: round, beginner, EVA core and a fibreglass frame. They differ on small things. Tennisnuts says the face is graphite with a smooth texture, while Padelful lists fibreglass for both face and frame. Tennisnuts calls the balance medium and even, though a shape guide on the same page says round heads are low balance, and Padelful gives no balance figure. Weight is 360 to 370 g on one and 355 to 375 g on the other.

None of this changes who the racket is for. If you want to be sure of the face material, the safest reading is fibreglass, since it is the construction both sources describe for the frame and the lower price band.

If you can stretch a little, Dunlop's own FX Start is the stronger beginner racket. Padelful scores the Dunlop FX Start at 8.3, with a sweet spot of 9.3, and it is a soft fibreglass teardrop. The Nanomax Lite is a 350 g hybrid for beginners that we found no score for, and its heavier sibling the Nanomax Pro is a roughly 365 g versatile racket. For an improving player, the Galactica Lite is last season's light carbon hybrid, and the Galactica Team is its even-balance sibling. The Tristorm Lite is a light diamond for improvers.

Other brands have round starters too, such as the Wilson Match Point. For more choice, browse our control padel racket page for round frames or the cheap padel racket page for budget picks.

Anyone who plans to play every week for more than a few months, anyone who wants power and anyone whose arm needs a better-damped racket than a basic fibreglass frame. Our beginner padel rackets page lists stronger starters, and our intermediate padel rackets page covers the next step.

Add a racket protector, because a first racket takes knocks, and a fresh overgrip from our padel grips range. Proper padel balls, such as Dunlop's Pro Padel, a starter bag such as the Dunlop Club bag and good padel shoes matter more to a beginner than the racket, and a padel bag keeps it all together.

Not sure about shape and weight? Our guide to choosing a padel racket explains it, and the full padel racket range has the rest.