Racket comparison
Star Vie Astrum Pro 2025 vs Star Vie Drax 2026 Plus
The Star Vie Astrum Pro 2025 scores higher for sweet spot; the Star Vie Drax 2026 Plus for rebound.
- Season
- 2025
- 2026
- Shape
- Round
- Round
- Weight
- 350 - 385 gr
- 350 - 365 gr
- Touch
- Medium
- Medium
- Core
- EVA Pro 50
- M-EVA Balance
- Faces
- Double layer carbon 15K
- 12K Carbon
- Frame
- Carbon fiber
- Carbon fiber
- Catalogue rating
- 8.6/10
- 8.4/10
- Power
- 8.4/10
- 8.4/10
- Control
- 8.4/10
- 8.3/10
- Manoeuvrability
- 8.0/10
- 8.1/10
- Rebound
- 8.5/10
- 9.1/10
- Sweet spot
- 9.5/10
- 8.3/10
- Strengths
- No strengths recorded yet.
- Fast, reactive ball exit
- Stable blocks and counterpunches
- Natural *bandeja* depth
- Tradeoffs
- No tradeoffs recorded yet.
- Little softness on touch shots
- Needs active hands on defense
- Limited help on heavy smashes
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 Star Vie Astrum Pro 2025 if you value sweet spot: its catalogue scores are higher (sweet spot 9.5 vs 8.3).
- Choose the Star Vie Drax 2026 Plus if you value rebound: its catalogue scores are higher (rebound 9.1 vs 8.5).
- The Star Vie Drax 2026 Plus has the lighter listed weight (350 - 365 gr vs 350 - 385 gr), which helps handling and arm comfort over long matches.