ELITE W 25

Highlights

The feel

How it's built to play, by shape, core and construction — rated low / mid / high rather than on a false 1–10 scale. Higher isn't always better; it depends on the game you want.

The spec sheet

Our verdict

What the shape, core and construction tell us about how this racket is built to play.

How it's built to play

The Bullpadel Elite W 25 is a round, medium-balance all-around racket sitting at 350–360g — lighter than most advanced-level rackets in this category. It's designed around Gemma Triay's game: controlled, intelligent, positioning-first padel. What that means in practice is a racket that rewards consistency and quick reactions rather than raw aggression. The round shape keeps the sweet spot central and large, the Fibrix face softens mishits, and the Vibradrive handle absorbs the residual vibration that the MultiEVA core does let through. It is not trying to be the most powerful racket in the lineup. It is trying to be the most reliable one.

The Fibrix face is where the Elite W 25 differentiates itself from a straightforward fiberglass racket. By weaving rigid carbon filaments into flexible glass fiber, Bullpadel gets a face that bends slightly on contact — producing the trampoline effect of fiberglass — but snaps back faster and with more directional accuracy than pure glass. The result is a face that assists players at the bottom of the court without feeling vague, and that holds up better under pace than standard fiberglass at the same price tier. The CarbonTube perimeter frame stiffens the walls so the face deformation stays controlled rather than spreading into the frame — important at this weight, where a flex-prone build would feel hollow on impact.

Inside, the MultiEVA sandwich core layers denser EVA on the outside and softer EVA in the center. On fast exchanges at the net, the outer layers respond crisply — there's real pop here, more than you'd get from a soft foam core. On slower defensive balls, the inner layer takes over and gives you the dwell time to redirect rather than just block. The Elite Core reinforcement at the throat increases the racket's moment of inertia — stiffening the frame arms so off-center hits don't twist the face and lose direction. That's the most practically useful piece of technology in this build: it makes the round shape's already-large sweet spot feel even more consistent across the face.

In play, the Elite W 25's lightness is immediately apparent. At 350–360g it accelerates fast — blocking back a hard drive or resetting from a defensive position feels effortless compared to heavier all-around rackets in the 370g range. The Air React Channel in the throat contributes to this: the hollow four-arm structure reduces drag during the swing and, on impact, stiffens to improve energy return. You feel the racket snap through the ball rather than drag. For right-side players who need to cover wide balls and redirect cleanly, this combination of low weight and quick response is the racket's strongest argument.

Where it reaches its ceiling is on attacking shots from the left — specifically overheads and bandejas where momentum from a heavier, head-heavy racket would do some of the work for you. The medium balance means the head doesn't accelerate through the swing the way a high-balance diamond does, and at 350–360g there's less mass behind the hit. Smashes will go in, but they won't trouble opponents the way a dedicated attacking racket would. The Vibradrive handle insert is not cosmetic: this racket does produce some vibration on off-center contacts, and the elastomer in the handle noticeably shortens the duration of that feedback before it reaches the wrist. Players with elbow sensitivity will appreciate it on a long match day.