Padel Racket Review - Oxdog Ultimate Pro Smash 2025

What the reviewers say

The reviewers agree that the thin profile makes the racket fast in the hand, and disagree sharply on how much power it gives back.

Dani 13 calls it the Oxdog he can be most offensive with once he learned to hit lower on the face, saying that from the centre "the ball runs more for the same effort, even more than with the Ultimate Pro Plus". He also warns that contact high on the face feels dry and leaves the ball short, so the feel changes with where you hit, and that the extra rebound can send firm volleys into the glass.

Roberto Cardi of Padel Test is the most enthusiastic. He rates the víbora, bandeja and smash at the top of his scale and says he has never played a víbora with so much weight on the ball, but he calls the touch quite hard and says it is not for intermediate players.

Padel Review (Emiliano and Albin) is the most critical. They found it "a racket that never helps" when you swing tentatively, with a woody sound off-centre and a small sweet spot, and on flat smashes they found less power than the Ultimate Pro. They did praise how solid it is on blocks.

Our take: Bowe's summary

The speed through the air is real, and the dry, crisp contact with good grip on the sandy face rewards players who place the ball and work it with spin on the víbora. The trade-off is precision: the sweet spot is centred lower than a diamond usually is, and off-centre hits feel dead, so it punishes late or tentative swings more than the Ultimate Pro does.

Defense is better than the shape suggests. Dani 13 was surprised by the ball exit from the back when he hit from the centre, and the quick head helps on rushed balls. Padel Review felt less comfortable under pressure: if you do not swing with intent, the ball can stay short.

Spin overheads are where it shines: víboras, bandejas and kick smashes come off fast and heavy. Flat smashes split the reviewers. Roberto Cardi found them excellent, while Padel Review struggled to put inertia on the ball. Hitting lower on the face than you are used to is the key to the power.

At the net it moves quickly and blocks are solid, with no shake on the arm. The added rebound from the centre helps short blocks reach depth, but on firm attacking volleys you need a downward finish or the ball floats long.

How it compares

Against the Oxdog Ultimate Pro, the Smash is faster in the hand and livelier from the centre, while the Ultimate Pro is easier to play and, for Padel Review, hits a flat smash harder. The Oxdog Ultimate Pro+ is firmer and more demanding still; Dani 13 found the Smash gives more help at the same effort. If you want a thin racket mainly for manoeuvrability, the Smash is the most developed option in the line.