Raquex Excel Padel Racket

A retailer describes a hybrid or teardrop head, a 12K carbon frame built as a twin-tube, an ImpactCore EVA 15 foam core and a SpinTec textured face for spin. The same blog says the Raquex rackets it covers are specced at 365 g, and puts the sweet spot central to slightly high, which it calls more forgiving than a diamond. Our own catalogue lists the racket as a teardrop with a medium balance.

What we could not confirm is the balance point in millimetres, the profile and the length. One search gave figures that a later one did not repeat, so we do not quote them. Ask us if a specific number matters to you.

Raquex sells three shapes. The round Eclipse is the control racket, the Excel is the hybrid in the middle, and the diamonds are the Elite and Elite Evo. A hybrid head puts the sweet spot a little higher than a round one and a little lower than a diamond, so you get some attack without paying for it every time you mishit.

That is why retailers pitch it at intermediate and versatile players, and why it is the most forgiving of the Raquex rackets that share this platform.

On this platform the difference is shape and carbon: the Excel is a hybrid with a 12K face, the Elite a diamond with an 18K face. A finer, stiffer weave and a diamond head give the Elite a crisper, more demanding response. The Excel is gentler, which for most players below the top level is the better trade.

If you attack from the net and want the sharpest racket, take the Elite. If you rally, build points and want an occasional finish, the Excel will suit you better.

Anyone who wants a test result behind a purchase, anyone who needs a measured balance and dimensions, and anyone who wants the most forgiving round racket. For a hybrid with independent ratings, the Bullpadel Vertex 05 Hybrid is better documented; see our teardrop padel rackets page for more.

Fit a racket protector. Raquex sells matching kit we list: the Elite racket bag, the Evade Pro overgrip 3 pack and pink Elite padel balls. The padel grips, padel balls and padel bag pages have more, and padel shoes matter on sand-filled turf.

See the intermediate padel rackets page for comparisons, our guide to choosing a padel racket for shapes, and the full padel racket range.