Dunlop Tristorm Lite Padel Racket (2025)

Dunlop's Tristorm is an entry-to-mid padel line, and the Lite is the light one. Padelgids lists a 350 g racket with a diamond head, a fibreglass face with a rough finish, a graphite and fibreglass frame and a soft EVA core that absorbs shock and eases the arm. Dunlop's named features are a Power Frame for stability, a V-Hole Pattern for control and the Extra Grip finish for spin.

Do not read the name as a tennis product. Autocomplete throws up searches that mix the two, and this is a padel racket with a padel-sized head and a 2025 colourway. Its heavier sibling is the Tristorm Pro.

No independent test turned up, so this is what the specification implies rather than a verdict. A diamond head puts the sweet spot higher on the face, which suits players who attack from the net, and a light, soft frame keeps volleys quick and the arm happy. Fitshop says the racket gives your shots more punch when you step in to attack.

Light diamonds trade stability for speed. Expect easy handling and some power on a committed swing, but a smaller margin for off-centre hits than a round racket, and less raw mass than a 370 g attacker. It is an improver's racket, not a weapon.

Padelgids says 350 g, medium balance, a fibreglass face and intermediate players. Fitshop UK gives no weight, calls the balance high and head-heavy, lists a graphite frame and aims it at game improvers. A distributor page quoted in search results gives 260 mm, and another listing gives 340 to 355 g and a teardrop head. Diamond is the majority view.

Our reading is a light diamond with a balance somewhere between the middle and a little above it, comfortable for an improver and not a heavy attacker. If balance matters to your swing or your elbow, try one before buying.

Dunlop makes several rackets near 350 g. The 2025 Galactica Lite is a carbon hybrid, the Nanomax Lite is a beginner hybrid and the 2026 FX Lite is a 2026 soft diamond in the same weight class. For a firmer attacker, the Tristorm Pro is the heavier version.

For more choice, browse our diamond padel rackets and intermediate padel rackets pages.

Complete beginners, who will find a diamond head unforgiving and are better served by our beginner padel rackets page. Heavy hitters, who want more mass, and anyone who needs a confirmed balance figure before buying.

Fit a racket protector and keep a fresh overgrip from our padel grips range ready, because a rough finish scuffs. Play with good padel balls, wear proper padel shoes and carry it in a padel bag.

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