Joma Blast Pro SFT Padel Racket

On materials the sources line up. Tennis Nuts lists a Black EVA core with a 12K carbon face and a 100% carbon tubular frame, a rough surface texture, a 38 mm profile and Joma's Aerobump and Dual Tech Frame technologies. Padelful's review confirms the 12K carbon face and frame and the Black EVA SFT core, and describes the feel as medium-soft.

Weight, balance and shape are where they split. Weight is quoted at 350 to 360 g, 355 to 365 g and 360 to 370 g, so every source overlaps at 360 g. Tennis Nuts says high balance and head-heavy, one retailer says medium, and the Padelful review doesn't give a figure. Joma and most shops call the shape hybrid; Padelful calls it a teardrop. We've given ranges rather than pick a winner.

Padelful's review is the most detailed we found, and it's one reviewer's view with one community review behind it. It scores the Blast Pro Soft 2026 at 8.3 for power, 8.8 for control, 9 for sweet spot and 8.9 for rebound, with manoeuvrability the low mark at 7.5. Its praise is for easy depth on defensive lobs, a forgiving sweet spot on blocks and a ball exit that's kind to the arm. Its complaints are slower handling on fast volleys and a less decisive smash.

That matches what the 'soft' in the name promises. If you build points from the back and mix defence with net play, it should suit. If you want to finish the point with an overhead, the harder version is the likelier fit.

Players who've moved past a first racket and want to learn control: a good candidate for the step into intermediate rackets, or a comfortable option on the advanced padel rackets list for players with a sore elbow. It also sits among our carbon padel rackets and the wider teardrop and hybrid rackets. If you'd rather see every option, start from padel racket.

Grip size isn't published by the shops we read, so check the handle on the day. A fresh overgrip from padel grips is the easiest way to tune it, and court shoes from padel shoes matter as much as the racket for a soft-handed game. If you'd rather have a round racket with a firmer feel, Joma's Tournament Pro Iconic is the balanced alternative.

A hybrid with a carbon frame appreciates a racket protector on the rim, because walls and floors are hard on frames. Pack it in a padel bag such as the Tour L, and open a tube of padel balls with it, since a soft core likes a lively ball.