I Tested the ENTIRE STIGA Padel Range: Which One Is for You?

This racket breaks the rules of paddle

design. No round head, no diamond, no

teardrop. It's a hexagon. And now, I'm

using it in national and international

tournaments. Today, I've brought in

Mattias from Stiga to explain what that

shape actually does and whether it's

worth it for you. We're breaking down

the 18K and 3K series, comparing every

model, and matching them to your level.

And stay tuned until the end [music]

where four different players reveal

their personal favorite Stiga rackets.

Is Cybershape the future of paddle?

Let's [music] find out.

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>> So, I'm here today with Mattias from

Stiga.

>> I'm uh Mattias. I've been uh working for

Stiga for yeah, a little bit over 8

years.

>> Tell us a little bit about the

Cybershape racket. What's the purpose

and what does it mean?

>> The I think a common misunderstanding is

that they go, "Stiga, you did a nice job

of sticking out. You did something that

looks different." It does look

different, but that's a positive side

effect. The main thing here is what it

does. This is actually a Stiga invention

that originally comes from table tennis.

We started mixing around with

traditional round form and found when we

broke the round form and started

creating edges, things happened. And our

players were starting to being like, "It

looks strange, but it feels really

good."

>> went to one of the big Swedish

technological institutes and they came

back to us and said, "You know what? You

have basically created a new racket form

>> Yeah.

>> which has a proven larger sweet spot. We

have a 20% larger sweet spot compared to

a traditional round racket. And this is

scientifically proven. This is not me

just saying things.

>> Normally, the sweet spot originates from

from the middle of the of the racket

head. But, on a Cybershape, we have been

able to move up the sweet spot, so it is

centered higher up on the racket head.

And due to the [music] shape, it's also

bigger. Since the sweet spot is here,

even if you're close to the glass or

close to the ground, you're able to

connect to the sweet spot and that gives

you a sensation of more control. And

then the fact that it sticks out and

look, in my eyes, really nice and cool,

doesn't hurt either.

>> So this is the 18K series. What does

that mean?

>> 18K means the 18K carbon outer layer.

What difference the rackets are the

weight, balance, and also the the

stiffness of the foam. And the higher

the density of the foam, the stiffer the

the feeling of and then the sensation of

of the racket.

>> So let's start with this one. So this is

the 18K cybershape lightweight racket.

Tell us just very briefly what kind of

racket this is who's it who's it best

for?

>> This is actually developed in

collaboration with with this number one

female player, Amanda Guerrero. A

[music] lightweight racket that has 345

g and a medium balance. A lightweight

racket that is still fun to play with

and you you can still generate enough

power when needed. Players that are

looking for for something that is a

little bit lighter. Could be someone

that is struggling with having some

problem with the wrist or the elbow or

the arm. This is actually the 18K

lightweight with actually the the Amanda

Guerrero edition is kind of how would I

say, inspired by

by

the 18K lightweight. It's a fairly

forgiving racket. The lightweight

products in general are very successful

for us.

>> The next racket we've got is Regula 18K.

>> This one comes in at 360 g as opposed to

345. Medium balance. I would say

probably the racket that the reaches the

the widest audience. If if I get get a

chance to to to put one racket in in the

hand of a player, I'd say start with

this one. Together with our 18K

lightweight and one of our best selling

rackets.

>> Next we have

>> We have the 18K hard. Maybe not the

easiest one to to maneuver. But if

you're playing at a fairly high level, I

think you will really enjoy this racket.

This one compared to the 18K old has a

balance that is more towards the top. So

it's more top heavy, so you get a little

bit more help when you're hitting your

forehand and so on. I think more for the

uh a little bit more advanced players.

>> Okay, we'll move on now to the extra

hard.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah.

>> My favorite.

>> What what is different compared to to to

the hard is that this one has an extra

hard foam. This different foam makes the

the sensation and the stiffness of the

racket feel much much tighter. So,

especially uh good for for players that

at high levels both when when they are

generating power, but also when they are

absorbing power at the net. But, what

what makes this one a little bit unique

is that you have a medium balance, but

you have a really stiff racket. Then, we

have the Adam Axelsson 18K extra hard

version. So, Adam Axelsson is the

Swedish and Scandinavian number one.

He's usually around 100 in the world.

The first cybershape player that we had,

we launched cybershape paddle in 2024

together with with Adam Axelsson. It

comes from the 18K extra hard. Maybe not

a twin, but at least a sibling to to the

18K extra hard. It's

to compare and then do a blind test

between the 18K extra hard and the Adam

edition, I couldn't do it. Comes down to

do you want to play with like Adam? And

then if you like this unique dark green

color.

>> This one is the 3K. Tell us about this

one.

>> What differs this one compared to the

18K is that it has a medium to high

balance. So, it's a little bit more

towards the advanced player because

you're getting a little bit more help

especially in your overhead head game. A

common misunderstanding is that

consumers and players are just looking

at the the number of the K meaning that

okay, it's 3K must be soft, 18K must be

much harder. That's only half of the

truth because what makes a big

difference is is what type of foam that

that you have

>> Right.

>> within it. The stiffness is always a

combination between the

outer carbon and the density of the

foam. It's a racket that is as stiff and

maybe even stiffer than than the regular

18K.

>> Interesting. But thank you so much for

giving us a note.

>> Remember, if you want to support the

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below.

So now it's time to test them in a

match. I played on the left

>> What's up, guys? I'm Louie, aka

Padelactico, and I play on the right,

but I'm an aggressive right-sided

player. I like my backhand volley,

that's my most important shot. So I need

a racket that basically has power

because I I like to play fit. The ball

paddle ball is super fast, but also is

like quite forgiving and easy to use.

>> alongside Taylor

>> Hi guys, I'm Taylor. My kind of play

style is confident at the net and I try