Vairo Columns Ultra Padel Racket

iPon Tennis and Padel Point give matching sheets. Both describe a hybrid that blends round and teardrop shapes, a medium weight of 360 to 370 g, an intermediate balance and an EVA rubber core said to damp vibration. The faces are 24K Textreme carbon, rigid and hard-wearing, and the tubular frame is mixed, half carbon and half fibreglass. The finish is matte.

Neither page gives the racket's dimensions or a season. A Padel Nuestro listing title and a Decathlon marketplace page both call it a 2023 model, and that's the only year evidence we have. Hardness is the other gap: one Dutch comparison site notes a medium hardness, but the retailers don't state one.

Padel Point quotes the Columns System as technology that expands the sweet spot to increase control on every shot. That is Vairo's claim about its own design, and we haven't seen anyone measure it. A hybrid head already puts the sweet spot between a round racket's centre and a teardrop's higher one, so the useful reading is a forgiving hybrid, not a miracle.

Some shops also mention anti-vibration extras. We could only confirm the Columns System and the EVA core on the pages we read, so we leave the rest out. With no scored review to lean on, how it feels at the net is for your own court time to settle.

The closest comparison in our range is the Vairo Black Karbon Confort, another medium-balance hybrid for advanced players. The headline difference is the face: 24K carbon here against 18K there, and a matte finish against a rough, glossy one. Weight bands overlap almost entirely, so the choice comes down to how you like a face to feel, and a higher K number is no guarantee of a better racket.

If you'd rather have a diamond with the weight pushed towards the head, look at the Vairo Everlast Speed instead. Players who want a control hybrid from another brand could try Joma's Slam Pro Iconic.

Experienced club players who like a firm carbon face and a racket that's balanced rather than head-heavy. You'll find it with the other advanced padel rackets and among the teardrop and hybrid rackets. If you're comparing by material, our carbon padel rackets page is the wider list, and the main padel racket range covers every level.

Carbon faces chip at the frame first, so fit a racket protector on day one and swap the overgrip from padel grips when it goes slick. Fresh padel balls and decent padel shoes will do more for your game than any spec, and a padel bag with a racket compartment keeps the finish clean.