Racket comparison
Star Vie Astrum 2026 Plus vs Star Vie Raptor Plus Red 2027
Both rackets score closely in the catalogue; the specs below show where they differ.
- Season
- 2026
- 2027
- Shape
- Tear
- Tear
- Weight
- 350 - 365 gr
- 350 - 370 gr
- Touch
- Medium
- Medium
- Core
- M-EVA Balance
- M-EVA Balance
- Faces
- 12K carbon
- 3D Carbon
- Frame
- Carbon fiber
- Not recorded
- Catalogue rating
- 8.5/10
- Not recorded
- Power
- 8.2/10
- Not recorded
- Control
- 8.0/10
- Not recorded
- Manoeuvrability
- 7.9/10
- Not recorded
- Rebound
- 9.1/10
- Not recorded
- Sweet spot
- 9.4/10
- Not recorded
- Strengths
- Huge, forgiving sweet spot
- Quick defense-to-attack transitions
- Clean *bandeja* and *víbora*
- No strengths recorded yet.
- Tradeoffs
- Limited free power
- Not a finisher's racket
- Too direct for soft-touch players
- No tradeoffs recorded yet.
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
- The Star Vie Astrum 2026 Plus has the lighter listed weight (350 - 365 gr vs 350 - 370 gr), which helps handling and arm comfort over long matches.