Head Vibe 2025 Padel Racket

HEAD's 2026 Vibe keeps the 2025 product code stem, the same published weight, beam, core and face, and the same shape. What changed is the paint. Our Head Vibe 2026 page compares the two editions line by line; the short version is that if the 2025 colourway suits you, you're buying the same frame.

One small note on the listings: Tennis Nuts describes the 2025 face as having a moulded texture, while its 2026 page and Padelful call the face smooth. HEAD hasn't published a texture change, so treat it as a light finish either way rather than a spin face.

Everything in HEAD's 2025 feature list points the same way. The frame is tubeless, which HEAD says lets the foam run right out to the edges. The head is oversize at 525 cm² on Tennis Nuts' sheet, roughly a tenth larger than HEAD rackets nearer 470 cm². The face is fibreglass, which gives on contact and takes the sting out of a mishit, and HEAD adds Innegra for shock absorption and an Integrated Protector System on the frame.

For someone in their first year, that combination matters more than any single number. Off-centre hits still go back over the net, and the arm doesn't pay for it the next morning.

Padelful has reviewed the 2026 edition, which shares this mould. It scores manoeuvrability and rebound 8.5, sweet spot 8, control 7 and power 6.5, and describes a soft racket with easy ball exit from short swings and quick hands at the net. The trade-offs it lists are the ones you'd expect at this weight: less stability against heavy balls, limited smash power and little spin from the face.

HEAD's sheet gives the balance as 265 mm, while Tennis Nuts lists it as low and head-light. Either way it sits nearer your hand than most rackets, which is why it feels so quick.

HEAD's entry teardrops are close, so it helps to know what separates them. The Evo Speed is the same 350 g on a softer Soft Foam with a 270 mm balance. The Coello Vibe is a little heavier with Arturo Coello's name on it. And the round Radical Team Light, at 340 g, is the lightest HEAD racket in this group for players who want control over pace.

Add an overgrip straight away; the soft HEAD Xtreme Soft three-pack suits a comfort racket, and padel grips explains the options. The frame has HEAD's protector system, but a strip from the racket protector range along the top still saves it from the glass.

New players get the most from a steady ball such as the Head Padel One tube; padel balls explains the rest. A Head Tour S bag or anything on padel bags will carry it, and padel shoes has court shoes. For more first rackets, see best padel racket for beginners and cheap padel rackets; the full range is on padel rackets, and the guide to choosing a padel racket starts from scratch.