Most padel rackets weigh between 350 and 385 grams. Eterna rackets are made at two weights only: 355 g and 365 g. Balance — where that weight sits along the frame — is either even or carried toward the head.
The total matters less than people expect. Balance is the centre of gravity, measured from the butt of the handle, and it decides how heavy a racket feels once it is moving rather than once it is lifted. Two rackets of identical weight can play nothing alike. Two of ours do exactly that.
What the Two Numbers Mean.
Weight is the whole racket on a scale, in grams. Nothing more than that.
Balance is where the mass gathers along the length. Measured from the end of the handle, it typically falls between 25 and 27 cm on a padel racket. Lower, and the racket sits back in the hand. Higher, and it leans away from you, out toward the face.
Only one of the two is felt standing still. Weight registers when you pick the racket up in a shop. Balance registers in the second game — the further the mass sits from your hand, the more the racket keeps going once you have started it, and the longer it takes to bring back. That is why a head balance reads as power on a smash and as lateness on a fast volley. It is the same property, met at two different moments.
Ten Grams, Across the Whole Range.
Five models, ten grams between the lightest and the heaviest. Miami Rose and Monaco Red, both 3K carbon, are 355 g. Bel Air Green and Soho Blue in 12K, and Tribeca Laser Black in 18K, are 365 g.
That band is narrow on purpose. Much under 350 g and a racket stops holding its line against a firmly struck ball. Plenty of rackets are built heavier than 375 g, and in our view the arm pays for it late in a match. For a player who is not chasing a ranking, the range that genuinely works is small, and we would rather stay inside it than publish a spread we do not believe in.
On the 12K and 18K frames that figure is printed where you can read it: 365 ± 10 g. The tolerance is there because it is true. Composite frames do not come off the line identical to the gram, and a fresh overgrip adds a few more at the handle.
The Same Shape, Two Characters.
Monaco Red and Tribeca Laser Black are both diamond. Both carry their balance toward the head. Ten grams separate them. To play, they are close to opposites.
Monaco is rated 80% control against 20% power. Tribeca is 20% against 80%. Neither the shape nor the ten grams explains that. The core does. Monaco is built on a soft EVA, which takes the ball in and returns it slowly. Tribeca is built on a hard EVA, which gives it back fast and asks you to supply the timing. The frame decides where the mass sits; the core decides what happens the moment the ball arrives.
This is the part a specification table hides. Read weight and balance alone and those two rackets look like siblings. In hand they are not related.
Shape is its own question, and we set it out in Round or Diamond. What the weave changes sits in 3K, 12K, 18K Carbon.
The Range, in Full.
| Racket | Weight | Balance | Core | Control / Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Rose — 3K | 355 g | Even | EVA Soft | 80 / 20 |
| Monaco Red — 3K | 355 g | Head | EVA Soft | 80 / 20 |
| Bel Air Green — 12K | 365 g | Even | EVA Medium | 50 / 50 |
| Soho Blue — 12K | 365 g | Even | EVA Medium | 50 / 50 |
| Tribeca Laser Black — 18K | 365 g | Head | EVA Hard | 20 / 80 |
Each model is made in matte and in glossy where both exist. The finish changes nothing in this table.
Choosing Between Them.
If your arm tends to feel a long match, take the even balance with the softer core. Miami Rose at 355 g is the least demanding combination we make.
If you live at the net and finish points there, a head balance earns its keep — the mass arrives at the ball with the swing already behind it. Monaco carries that balance over a soft core, Tribeca over a hard one, and those two choices are what separate a racket that places the ball from one that ends the rally.
If you sit between the two, Bel Air Green and Soho Blue are 365 g with an even balance and a medium core, rated 50/50. They are the rackets we hand to someone who has not yet decided what kind of player they are.
A short set of questions on the racket guide narrows it further.
Questions, Answered.
How much should a padel racket weigh?
Most sit between 350 and 385 grams. Eterna rackets are made at 355 g or 365 g. Within that band the difference you notice comes less from the total than from where the weight is carried along the frame.
What does head-heavy balance mean?
Balance describes where the centre of gravity falls along the racket, measured from the butt of the handle. A head balance carries mass toward the top of the face, which adds momentum through the ball and makes the racket slower to turn in the hand. An even balance keeps the mass closer to the grip.
Is a heavier padel racket better?
No. A heavier racket is more stable against a firmly struck ball and asks more of the arm across a long match. A lighter one moves faster and gives back less of its own. Neither is better in the abstract; they suit different players.
Which Eterna racket is the lightest?
Miami Rose and Monaco Red, both 3K carbon, at 355 g. Miami Rose keeps its balance even. Monaco Red carries it toward the head, which makes it feel the heavier of the two in the swing.
Does an overgrip change the weight?
Yes. An overgrip adds a few grams, and it adds them at the handle, so it also moves the balance very slightly back toward the hand.