Raquex Eclipse Padel Racket

A retailer lists the Eclipse at 360 g, give or take 10 g, calls it a 2026 model for players who want control, comfort and spin, and says it is easy to manoeuvre at the net. A Portuguese-language page of the same listing gives a mid balance point of 265 mm. That is a single source, so we treat the millimetre figure as unconfirmed.

Our own catalogue lists the racket as round with a medium balance and about 360 g. No retailer we found states the shape, so we mark that as ours. Nothing we found states a core, a face material or a thickness, so we do not name any. If those matter to your decision, ask us before you order.

A round racket of this weight with a mid balance should sit in the middle of the pack: a large sweet spot, a stable feel and easy transitions between defence and the net. The retailer's own words, control and comfort with some spin, point the same way, and so does the admission that it is not explosive.

That makes it a racket for steady players who build the point and finish it with placement. It is not a racket to expect free power from. Because there is no review to quantify it, treat this as a description of intent and not a verdict.

Raquex makes a handful of rackets, and the Eclipse is the round one. The Raquex Excel is a teardrop of about 365 g, the Raquex Elite and Elite Evo are diamonds of about 365 g, and the Evion range (Match, Precision and Strike) are hybrids. A review of the Elite Evo gives it a 38 mm profile and a 265 mm balance, which is a useful reference if you are comparing.

If you want the most control, the Eclipse is the natural choice in the range. If you want more pace, step up to the Excel or one of the diamonds.

Anyone who needs a review behind a purchase, who wants a power racket, or who needs the exact specification. For a round racket with independent ratings, look at the adidas Metalbone Ctrl or the Black Crown Piton on our site, and read our control padel rackets page.

Fit a racket protector first. Raquex also sells accessories we list: the Evade Pro overgrip 3 pack, pink Elite padel balls and the Engage 2R racket bag. The padel grips, padel balls and padel bag pages have the rest, and padel shoes matter on sand-filled turf.

Compare with the other starters on our cheap padel racket page, see the intermediate padel racket page for the next step, and read our guide to choosing a padel racket. The full padel racket range covers the rest.