Nox ML10 Ventus Control 3K 2026 Padel Racket

Padelful gives it 8.5 overall, with 9.0 for control and 8.7 for the sweet spot. Its list of strengths could have been written by a right-side player: a wide, forgiving sweet spot, stability at the net, and bandejas and víboras that land where you meant them. It also calls the feel soft and comfortable, which is unusual for a carbon face.

The trade is pace. Power scores 7.9, and Padelful's weaknesses are limited top-end power, a slower ball and a lack of crisp, explosive feedback. Padelful's own line is that the ML10 series has always leaned towards order over violence. That's fair. If you want the ball to leave like a firework, this isn't it.

Nox kept the shape, weight and 3K face for 2027 and dropped the ML10 badge, so the new one is sold as the Ventus Control 3K by Miguel Lamperti. The difference is in the feel. Padelful lists the 2027 as medium-hard on an HR3 Black EVA core, and scores it slightly higher for control (9.2) and sweet spot (8.9), but lower for rebound (7.9 against 8.4).

In plain terms, the 2026 is the softer, livelier racket and the 2027 the firmer, more exact one. If arm comfort matters to you, the 2026 is the one to have.

Plenty of buyers arrive here from the ML10 Pro Cup Rough, the fibreglass racket in Lamperti's line. Against the 2027 Rough, Padelful scores the Ventus higher for power (7.9 against 7.0) and much quicker in the hand (8.4 against 7.4), with the same 9.0 for control. The Pro Cup keeps the bigger sweet spot. So the step up buys you speed and a bit of punch, not more forgiveness.

Right-side players, patient defenders and anyone moving from a fibreglass round racket who wants carbon without a harsh strike. It sits comfortably on our control padel racket page and is a sensible top end for the best padel racket for intermediate players who already play a controlled game.

Round rackets have a short handle feel; one tacky overgrip from our padel grips range is usually enough. A set of Nox frame protectors saves the carbon rim from the glass when you scoop balls out of the corner.

Control rackets need balls with some life in them, or the lob dies short; a tube of Nox Pro Titanium or anything from our padel balls page will do. Add padel shoes with a herringbone sole and a padel bag with a thermal pocket, because carbon faces don't like hot car boots; Lamperti's own ML10 Competition XL Compact keeps three rackets in its thermal section. For other shapes and brands, browse every padel racket or read how to choose a padel racket.