Babolat Counter Origin (2025)
Round shape and low balance keep the hitting area wide and the racket quick to turn
Does it fit you?
Answer five questions about how you play. Each answer adds a line to this racket's checklist, so you see where it fits you and where it does not.
Playing characteristics
On one 1–10 scale
Each bar describes this racket on its own. None is a score of how good it is, and nothing here adds them up. A publisher's figure is theirs — we did not measure any of these.
Power
6.8 of 10
How much pace the racket can put on the ball from a full, committed swing. 1 is less pace on a full swing; 10 is more pace on a full swing.
Padelful's published assessment, not a measurement of ours. Source
Control
8.5 of 10
How predictably the ball goes where you aimed it. 1 is less predictable placement; 10 is more predictable placement.
Padelful's published assessment, not a measurement of ours. Source
Hardness
No verified value yet
How firm the whole finished racket feels at impact — not only its core — so a firmer feel sends more of the shock into your arm. No verified value on this shared scale yet, so we show none.
Agility
9 of 10
How easily the racket starts, stops and changes direction in your hand, so quick exchanges take less effort. 1 is slower to move; 10 is quicker to move.
Padelful's published “Maneuverability” assessment, not a measurement of ours. Source
Ball output
8.9 of 10
How much pace the ball leaves with from an easy, low-effort swing, so less of the depth has to come from your arm. 1 is less pace from an easy swing; 10 is more pace from an easy swing.
Padelful's published “Rebound” assessment, not a measurement of ours. Source
Sweet spot
9.2 of 10
How large the forgiving area of the face is, so a hit that misses the centre still plays well. 1 is smaller forgiving area; 10 is larger forgiving area.
Padelful's published assessment, not a measurement of ours. Source
Roughness
No verified value yet
How much texture the face's surface has, which is what lets a brushed shot grip the ball. No verified value on this shared scale yet, so we show none.
What its build means for you
- Shape
- — The face stays wide around its centre, giving central contact more face around it.
- Balance
- — The weight sits toward the grip, so the racket turns faster in your hand and gives less free power.
- Weight
- — A heavier racket is steadier and carries more of its own power but asks more of your arm; a lighter one is quicker to swing and gives less free power.
- For a level
- — The least experienced player the catalogue judges it suits — it is not a limit on anyone above.
- Core
- — A softer core flexes and holds the ball a moment longer, so less shock reaches your elbow and a swing gets less free power.
- Face
- — A fibreglass face flexes more, trading some power for control and comfort.
- Surface
- — No added texture, so any spin comes from the swing alone.
- Sweet spot
- — A wide forgiving area, so a hit that misses the centre still plays well.
- Vibration absorption
- — Less of the shock of each impact reaches your arm.
- Arm-friendly
- — The catalogue marks it as gentle on a sore elbow or shoulder.
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