LOK EASY Hype Gen 2 Padel Racket 2026

Padelful and Padel Reference agree on a diamond shape and a head-heavy balance, with a carbon face of the Flex Fiber type. Padelful lists a carbon fibre frame and a medium-soft feel. Padel Reference lists a 370 g weight, a Custom EVA core of medium density in an Asymmetric Heart structure and carbon reinforcement in key areas, and doesn't state the frame outright.

Padel Reference also lists the level as intermediate in one field and beginner to intermediate in another. Padelful doesn't give a level, so we'd go with the soft, forgiving description: an improver's diamond. One field on Padel Reference says 18k carbon, which looks like a slip given the rest of the sheet, so we haven't used it.

Padelful scores it at 8.9 for rebound, 8 for sweet spot, 7.8 for power, 7.6 for control and 7.3 for manoeuvrability, 7.9 overall. It praises a lively ball exit, a generous sweet spot and an easy, repeatable bandeja. It says defensive reactions are slower, soft touch is less precise and the racket needs a committed swing.

The EASY Flow is the round racket in the same line. On Padelful's scores the Hype has a little more power and rebound, and the Flow has clearly better manoeuvrability and sweet spot. Choose by how you win points: the Hype if you attack, the Flow if you defend.

Improving players who've started to attack, club players who want a diamond without the arm strain of a hard one, and anyone who likes overheads and the bandeja. It belongs on our diamond padel racket page, and for a wider look across brands start at padel racket.

A racket protector on the frame and a spare overgrip from padel grips are the first two buys. A tube of padel balls, good padel shoes and a padel bag complete the kit.