LW (Lethal Weapon) is a padel racket for professional level players with a round shape, whose main characteristic is control.
The Airflow technology was developed in the Radio Collection 2022 racquets, now it was innovated with a new core construction for the new AIRFLOW 2023 including the elongated and circular hole system used in the Radio. This new construction, according to all the tests carried out with amateur and PRO players, transforms the racket into an excellent tool for medium and high level amateurs, being a racket that really helps to obtain more power in all their strokes.
This professional-level racket has the PRISMA frame, with which we manage to reduce the contact point of the frame against walls and surfaces by 90%, as well as 10% air resistance. All this means better maneuverability of the racket and greater acceleration capacity on hits.
On the other hand, we have reinforced its most fragile point (the head) with an adhesive bumper that adapts perfectly to its shape, the Prisma bumper. This not only covers the frame, but also its connection with the plane of the racket.
Another novelty in the 2023 Collection will be the rough texture on the plane called Slice, which has been designed and developed with a series of curved lines that get the surface of the ball to hook more to them. In these rackets, the rough is more pronounced than in all the rackets of the Summum 2022 Range.
In addition, to eliminate the influence of temperature on racket’s materials, this model has been manufactured with two types of rubber: a softer one, called "W", recommended to be used at low temperatures or up to 25ºC / 77ºFF; and a harder one, called "S", recommended to be used at temperatures above 25ºC / 77ºF.
For this reason, we recommend to carry both rackets in the bag so that the player uses one model or another, depending on the ambient temperature.
As its name suggests, the Maxima Summum Prisma includes Summum technology in its construction, which is based on the sum of several factors:
- A longer grip than usual to provide the player with a more comfortable and professional grip, and also to make it easier for those who use both hands on backhand shots.
- A 1 cm longer striking surface.
- And the Wings Diffuser technology in the heart, with an aerodynamically improved diffuser, which provides more maneuverability and precision.
And finally, it is worth highlighting the Handlesafety technology, a new safety system for the handle. Normally, in all rackets the rope comes out from a centered hole which is attached to the handle frame by means of a pin, rivets, nails, etc. However, with this system, the rope goes through the two walls of the handle and comes out on both sides of the tip, thus giving 100% safety and comfort to the grip.
AIRFLOW TECHNOLOGY
Technology focused on giving fluidity to the passage of air through the blade by means of a special distribution of elongated and circular holes located between the frame and the center of the core, without introducing them in the very center where they generate greater turbulence. Both types of holes have been placed where the highest aerodynamic coefficient is obtained according to the aerodynamic studies carried out with the software we have at Varlion.
PRISMA FRAME
New revolutionary prism-shaped frame, designed and implemented in the two new Maxima Summum Prisma and Bourne Summum Prisma rackets.
After performing an aerodynamic study in a wind tunnel, it has been shown that it has 10% less wind resistance compared to the Hexagon frame and the conventional frames of the other rackets. This change translates into better manageability and a higher speed of movement of the rackets, which allows greater acceleration and speed of play.
The design of this frame requires special manufacturing to make it more rigid and resistant, in addition to a specific injected adhesive bumper.
Technology patented and registered in the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office under Utility model No. 202030114 extensible to other countries.
SLICE
New rough texture for the racket surface. As its name suggests, it is specially designed for backhand or drive shots with slice or cuts.
In its design, a series of curved lines have been arranged for right-handed players, which are duplicated in the opposite direction for left-handed players, so that the lines hook the ball and increase its effect.
The roughness of the SLICE on the 2023 Collection rackets has been increased versus the SLICE of the Summum 2022 Collection, making the effects applied on the ball more noticeable.
When compared to a tennis racket, the hook is even greater, since the strings of the racket are straight and horizontal in the shape of a cross generating a square. But in tue case of Slice technology, lines are designed with a curved shape, since the surface of the ball that is in contact with such lines is much larger.
Technology patented and registered in the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office extensible to other countries.
SUMMUM
Summum technology is based on the sum of four great innovations launched in 2018, which give rise to the most complete and highest level racket of the collection:
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Longer grip. The grip is 14.50 cm long (the usual ones are between 11 and 12.50 cm), providing the player with more space to handle, especially for tennis players or players who use both hands.
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Wings Diffuser. Diffuser designed under the silhouette of an airplane wing profile, to which we have also added a turbulator, used in the wings of airplanes and the spoilers of F1 cars to obtain a better control of air flow. The result is a 27% improvement in the speed, precision and control of the air passage compared to the previous Diffuser.
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Greater hitting surface. The hitting area is 1.5 cm wider compared to the other racket, so you will gain much more control and responsiveness in your game. This expansion is also achieved thanks to the fact that we have drilled the entire surface of the racket, with a functional drilling design that increases the number of holes in total from 68 to 76.
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Increased height and surface in rough texture. The rough texture of the plane (Hexatex and Slice technologies) is higher and wider, so you can further increase the effect on the ball. In addition, thanks to its greater surface area, you can now achieve impossible shots even if the ball lands further from the center of the racket.
TEMPERATURAS
The environmental temperature directly influences the behavior of a padel racket, altering its hardness and flexibility. This situation causes changes and instability in our game.
To solve this problem, the higher ranges models have been manufactured in duplicate (a "W" version of Winter, and another "S" version of Summer), with enough technical differences in the construction of its core to play with one version or another depending on the ambient temperature:
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At high temperatures the materials soften, especially the foam or EVA of the core, thus changing the rackets performance. Therefore, the rackets with the red thermometer or the letter "S" incorporate materials with a lower elasticity and hardness, so the behavior of the racket will be ideal with temperatures from 25ºC / 77ºF.
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At low temperatures, just the opposite occurs: the core hardens and gains control, but it loses noticeably flexibility, so to obtain a good behavior you should choose the racket with the blue thermometer or the letter "W", recommended for playing with lower temperatures at 25ºC / 77º F, since they incorporate materials with greater mechanical elasticity.
DIFUSOR WINGS
Technology developed with the aim of directing the air flow in the only "treatable" area of the racket where the air passes through, its heart. The advantages of this technology are:
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Increased player speed on both quick hits and smash.
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Greater hitting regularity by making the trajectory more constant, thanks to the zero influence of the turbulences that conventional rackets normally have in the heart area.
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Greater number of blows with more control, also thanks to the reduction of said turbulence.
Its design is inspired by the diffuser that included the Formula 1 Brawn GP team for the first time on the rear and bottom of the car.
7 RHOMBUS CARBON FABRIC
12K carbon fiber fabric in a rhomboid shape, to a greater flexibility in the core.
PRISMA BUMPER
New adhesive bumper designed exclusively for Prisma frame models of 20.1 collection. This bumper has been designed and produced through an injection mold in a low hardness PTU to absorb shocks and chafing.
It is fixed on the racket frame by means of an adhesive material without the need to drill into the frame and thus avoiding having to weaken it for its fixing. Consequently, possible vibrations of the bumper are eliminated and we achieve a total twinning between the racket frame and the lower surface of the bumper.
Technology patented and registered in the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office extensible to other countries.
HYPERHARD
Hard foam core with spectacular measures of hardness and rebound, which gives a very balanced control and power to the racket, for uses with high temperatures from 20/25ºC.
Shape | Round |
Type of game | Mainly control |
Nivel | Professional |
Line | Premium |
Balance | Low |
Type of core | Very hard core for +25ºC/+77ºF |
Main material | Carbon fiber |
Handle | 14,5 cm |
Frame | Prisma frame |
Heart construction | With difusor |
Rough texture in the surface | Sí, textura SLICE 2023. Más notable e incrustada en el propio molde de la pala. |
Self-adhesive bumper | Yes |
Cover | Yes, Summum Pro cover included |
Collection | 2023/2024 |
Weight | From 350 to 375 gr. |