Kelme Coyote Padel Racket (2025)

Padel Shack's listing gives 360 to 370 g, an even balance, a hard EVA core and a 3K carbon face, and its spec table says diamond while its own description says teardrop. Stringers World lists a teardrop with a 12K carbon face and an XtraSoft EVA core, and leaves the weight blank. Both agree on the carbon frame, the smooth face and the 2025 season.

Kelme doesn't publish a UK spec sheet that we could find, and no independent tester has scored the 2025 Coyote. So we won't guess. Our catalogue lists it as a diamond, following the most detailed spec table, and we'll correct the page if the box says otherwise.

It changes who the racket is for. A teardrop with a medium balance keeps the sweet spot central and suits an all-court player; a diamond puts the weight and the sweet spot higher, which helps a smash and punishes late contact. Our diamond padel racket and teardrop padel racket pages explain the difference in more detail.

The core matters as much. A hard core over a 3K face would make this a firm, direct racket; an extra-soft core under 12K carbon would make it far more comfortable. Until we've had one in the hand, assume a carbon racket that needs a proper swing.

The Coyote is a 2025 racket marked down from a list price far above where it sells now, which is why it sits on our cheap padel racket page. If you want a carbon racket at this price with a spec you can rely on, Siux's round Trilogy Elite 6 has a 3K carbon face and a published 368 g, and HEAD's Speed Motion 2023 is a quick carbon-and-glass teardrop with two Padelful reviews behind it.

A club player who already has a season or two behind them, wants to move to carbon without paying full price, and doesn't mind a racket whose spec sheet is still a bit of a mystery. Shops pitch it at advanced players; we'd say improvers with a clean swing will get on with it too, depending on which core it turns out to have.

A smooth carbon face gets little bite on the ball, so a tacky overgrip and good technique do the spin work; our padel grips page has the options. Fit a racket protector to keep the carbon frame clear of the glass.

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