Babolat

Air Viper 2.6

€320 at Babolat, checked 1 Oct 2026

Palafit scores

The maker doesn't publish its core feel, so scores marked "est." are estimates.

What the scores mean

Power: medium: Ball speed on full swings. Comes mostly from weight and balance.
Control: medium: How easy it is to place the ball. Lower balance and rounder shapes help.
Forgiveness: medium: How well it tolerates hits away from the centre of the face. Comes from shape, core feel and face material.
Comfort: medium: How easy it feels on the arm. Softer cores, lower balance and fiberglass faces help.
Handling: medium: How quick it feels in the hands at the net. Lighter, lower-balance rackets move faster.

Each spec shows where it was published and the original wording.

Shape: Teardrop; Head Shape: TeardropBabolat (maker), via PadelTrue
Weight: 345–365 g; 355 g +/- 10g / 12.5 ozBabolat (maker), via PadelTrue
Balance: Medium; Worked out from a published distance; 265 mmBabolat (maker), via PadelTrue
Core feel: Unknown; Not published by any source we use
Face: Carbon, 16K · 16K Carbon; SURFACE: 16K CarbonBabolat (maker), via PadelTrue

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Core: EVA · X-EVA; CORE: X-EVABabolat (maker), via PadelTrue
Frame: Carbon; FRAME: CarbonBabolat (maker), via PadelTrue
Thickness: 38 mm; 38 mm / 1.5 inBabolat (maker), via PadelTrue
Surface: Rough; we have added an extra rough finish that will help you impart spectacular spins to the ballBabolat (maker), via PadelTrue

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