Racket comparison
Adidas Arrow Hit Carbon CTRL 2026 vs Adidas Cross IT Carbon CTRL 2026
The Adidas Arrow Hit Carbon CTRL 2026 scores higher for control and sweet spot; the Adidas Cross IT Carbon CTRL 2026 for manoeuvrability and rebound.
- Season
- 2026
- 2026
- Shape
- Diamond
- Round
- Weight
- 360 - 375 gr
- 360 - 375 gr
- Touch
- Medium
- Medium
- Core
- EVA Soft Performance
- EVA Soft Performance
- Faces
- ASC Carbon
- 6K carbon
- Frame
- Carbon fiber
- Carbon fiber
- Catalogue rating
- 8.2/10
- 8.2/10
- Power
- 6.8/10
- 7.0/10
- Control
- 8.3/10
- 8.0/10
- Manoeuvrability
- 8.6/10
- 8.9/10
- Rebound
- 8.5/10
- 9.0/10
- Sweet spot
- 8.9/10
- 8.3/10
- Strengths
- Stable, predictable contact
- Generous sweet spot forgiveness
- Sharp volleys and *bandeja*
- Centered sweet spot, stable response
- Clean placement at net
- Comfortable carbon feel on contact
- Tradeoffs
- Needs clean preparation
- Limited easy finishing power
- No free depth on defense
- Limited free power on smashes
- Needs your own swing speed
- Less explosive on speed-ups
Scores are editorial catalogue ratings out of 10 from the source reviews, not customer reviews. Prices and stock haven’t been checked.
Which suits whom
- Choose the Adidas Arrow Hit Carbon CTRL 2026 if you value control and sweet spot: its catalogue scores are higher (control 8.3 vs 8.0, sweet spot 8.9 vs 8.3).
- Choose the Adidas Cross IT Carbon CTRL 2026 if you value manoeuvrability and rebound: its catalogue scores are higher (manoeuvrability 8.9 vs 8.6, rebound 9.0 vs 8.5).
- The Adidas Arrow Hit Carbon CTRL 2026 has a diamond head, which usually puts the balance higher for power on overheads but asks more of your technique; the Adidas Cross IT Carbon CTRL 2026 has a round head, which usually keeps the balance low for control and a forgiving sweet spot.