Racket comparison
Black Crown Patron Gold 2025 vs Black Crown Special Max 2026
The Black Crown Special Max 2026 scores higher for power, control and sweet spot.
- Season
- 2025
- 2026
- Shape
- Tear
- Tear
- Weight
- 355 - 370 gr
- 355 - 370 gr
- Touch
- Medium
- Medium
- Core
- EVA 3XPlay
- Medium Black EVA
- Faces
- 12K Carbon
- 18K Aluminum
- Frame
- Carbon fiber
- Carbon fiber
- Catalogue rating
- 7.9/10
- 8.5/10
- Power
- 7.7/10
- 9.0/10
- Control
- 7.9/10
- 8.6/10
- Manoeuvrability
- 7.7/10
- 7.9/10
- Rebound
- 8.5/10
- 8.6/10
- Sweet spot
- 7.9/10
- 8.6/10
- Strengths
- No strengths recorded yet.
- Heavy smash power
- Firm, punchy net volleys
- Generous sweet spot
- Tradeoffs
- No tradeoffs recorded yet.
- Defensive blocks need preparation
- Not especially quick handling
- Firmer touch on delicate shots
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 Black Crown Special Max 2026 if you value power, control and sweet spot: its catalogue scores are higher (power 9.0 vs 7.7, control 8.6 vs 7.9, sweet spot 8.6 vs 7.9).