What is the difference between the Carbon Flow 2 and the Carbon Hype 2?

Same 6K carbon face and EVA core. The Flow is round with a centred balance for control; the Hype has a more diamond-like head for power.

How does it compare to the LOK Maxx Flow 2?

Both are round control rackets. The Maxx Flow 2 uses an 18K face and feels harder; the Carbon Flow uses 6K carbon, feels softer and costs less.

How much does the LOK Carb On Flow Gen 2 weigh?

LOK lists 360 to 375 grams, with a 38 mm profile and 455 mm length.

Is the Carbon Flow Gen 2 good for smashing?

It is not built for it. The round head and central balance favour control and defence over flat, heavy smashes.

What is the price of the LOK Carb On Flow Gen 2?

List price is €250, but retailers already sell it from around €130 to €175.

What to expect

On paper this is a control-first round racket with a centred sweet spot and a medium EVA core, so it should suit steady all-court players who build points. Early coverage points to an agile, lively racket that throws the ball out fast. Players who want a heavy, head-heavy racket to finish overheads should look at the Carbon Hype 2 instead.

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Padel Racket First look - Lok Carb On Flow Gen 2 2026

Name: Lok Carb On Flow Gen 2 2026
Brand: Lok

Lok · 2026

Researched by Kaj Kloezeman

Developing all-court player focused on consistency and comfort

Always gets an "A" for effort from the coach. That tells you enough about his technique.

The LOK Carb On Flow Gen 2 is the control model in LOK's Carbon range for 2026, the second season of the brand's collection. It sits below the 18K Maxx Flow 2 and next to the more attacking Carbon Hype 2, which shares the same materials but uses a more diamond-like head with a higher balance. The Flow keeps a round head, a 6K carbon face and a Custom Memory EVA core, at 360 to 375 grams.

The balance figure is the one uncertain number: LOK's own page lists it as high, while Zona de Pádel and the store data list it as centred, and the only hands-on coverage so far describes the sweet spot and balance in the middle of the face. We store it as centred. The list price is €250, but retailers already sell it well below that, from around €130.

What the Brand Says

LOK says the C6 carbon and Memory EVA combination returns the energy of impact faster for a lively ball exit. The brand credits its Asymmetric Heart with stiffness and stability, the Gradual Face and Vibration Groove with a cleaner, lower-vibration impact, and 3D Spin Lines with more rotation on the ball. Its Dynamic Holes System uses progressive 10 to 11 mm holes, which LOK says improve ball exit. Zona de Pádel describes the drilling as new for Gen 2 and says it adds stability and spin. The rough surface is also new: Zona de Pádel's collection video notes a pattern of diagonal lines and arrows across the whole Carbon range.

The only early coverage is that collection video from Zona de Pádel, which plays every 2026 LOK model briefly. On the Carbon Flow 2, the tester called it very agile in defence and light in the hand, with a carbon face that feels a little softer and more absorbent than the Maxx Flow 2, so the ball sinks in and comes off fast. He summed it up as a choice for players who want an agile, round racket that is slightly less hard than the Maxx models.

How It Compares

On paper, against the Carbon Hype 2: same 6K carbon face and EVA core, but the Hype has a more diamond-like head with its balance and sweet spot higher up, so it should give more on the smash and less forgiveness. Against the Maxx Flow 2, Bea Caldera's round control model, the Carbon Flow swaps the 18K face for 6K carbon; Zona de Pádel found the Maxx harder and drier, and the Carbon Flow softer with more ball exit. The Maxx Flow 2 costs more, so the Carbon Flow is the lower-priced route into the same round, control-led shape.

Research & References

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A first look from LOK's specs and claims, retailer spec sheets and the early coverage named above. Nobody at Padelguru has tested it, and not enough reviewers have yet; the full review follows once they have.

Pros & Cons

Strengths

Forgiving, centred sweet spot on paper
Round shape built for control
Should feel quick in defence and at the net
Softer carbon feel than the Maxx range
Big discounts on the €250 list price

Considerations

Limited help on flat smashes expected
Lively ball exit may be hard to control in fast exchanges
Few hands-on reviews so far

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Perfect For

Recommended for

Should suit intermediate to advanced players who play from both sides and want control, a forgiving sweet spot and an easy swing more than raw smash power.

Skill level

Intermediate, High Intermediate, Advanced

Court position

Both sides, Backcourt, Net

Play style

Control, Balanced, All-court, Defensive