Dunlop Galactica Team

Technologies

Pros

• ✓Extra Grip is a genuinely gritty rough finish: it lets you close down a long bandeja and load the vibora with real kick spin without having to overswing your arm. The Tri-Max reinforcement wraps 360° around the base of the racket and keeps the frame stable on off-centre hits, which matters on a teardrop with a 38mm profile. At 365g and a mid balance, it reaches high balls behind your head with ease: the bandeja sets up without any sense of dragging weight through the hand. On block volleys and cut volleys, the 12K carbon face gives a short, precise response, sending the ball out deep instead of dumping it into the net.

Cons

• ✗Ball exit is contained: on lobs from the back of the court you need to drive with your body, since the medium-density Pro EVA core doesn't return much energy on its own. The sweet spot is tight; smashes hit off-centre toward the '3' lose speed noticeably, so you need to find the middle of the racket to unlock the punch it promises. Weight is fixed at 365g with no range, so there's no room to dial the racket in for an arm that wants something lighter.

The Dunlop Galactica Team targets advanced players with consolidated technique who want more performance without yet moving to a pure competition racket. Its teardrop shape shifts the sweet spot slightly upwards, striking a balance between control and power. The medium balance keeps a balanced behaviour between baseline shots and volleys. Its 365g weight range places it in the medium-weight group, the most common among amateur players.

Teardrop shape, a locked-in 365 grams and a 12K carbon face: the Dunlop Galactica Team doesn't give you a weight option. There's no commercial weight range here — just a single 365g build — and everything else follows from that spec: a 38mm frame, mid balance and a medium-density Pro EVA core wrapped in rubber under a triple-layer face fabric.

The result is an all-round padel racket with a clear lean toward control rather than raw punishment.

Tri-Max, Tri-Clamp and Control Holes: what each reinforcement actually does

Tri-Max is a structural reinforcement that wraps 360° around the base of the racket. It doesn't add ball speed — it adds stability. You feel it when the ball hits off-centre and the frame refuses to twist, which isn't a given on a 38mm-profile teardrop.

Tri-Clamp and Control Holes round out the construction, and the on-court feel backs up the marketing: the racket doesn't run away from you, it keeps the ball on plane and gives a fairly linear response between the centre and the upper part of the face.

Extra Grip is the rough surface finish. It's genuinely gritty, not just decorative texture: it bites on cut shots and lets you open up spin on the vibora without needing to accelerate the arm too much.

The 12K carbon face, over a medium-density Pro EVA core, gives a firm feel without tipping into the harshness of a full-on stiff racket. The triple-layer face fabric softens the initial contact; the rubber, being medium density, doesn't give much back on its own.

Dunlop Galactica Team: full spec sheet

How does the Dunlop Galactica Team play, shot by shot?

Bandeja and vibora. This is its best territory. The mid balance and 365g heft make it easy to get to high balls behind your head, and the rough surface grips just enough to close down a long bandeja or add kick to the vibora without opening up the angle.

Smash. There's power on tap, but you have to work for it. The medium-density rubber and contained ball exit mean you need to accelerate the arm: the flat smash comes through well when your timing is on, and the smash to the '3' demands you catch it centrally. Hit at half pace, the ball falls short.

Defence and off-the-back-wall shots. Time for honesty: this racket doesn't give you free metres. On lobs from the back you need to drive with your body, not just the wrist, because the material won't return energy by itself. In exchange, the defensive block is rock solid.

Volley. A real strength. The short response and frame stiffness mean block volleys go out deep and cut volleys are executed with precision, without the ball dying into the net.

What level of player is this racket built for?

The Dunlop Galactica Team is aimed at advanced players. It's not the weight that drives that — 365g is perfectly manageable — it's the sweet spot: a tight usable zone, typical of a 38mm-profile teardrop, that punishes off-centre contact with lost speed rather than vibration.

Players who already find the centre of the racket and generate their own power will find a tool that's very easy to direct. Players hoping the racket does the work for them will find it comes up short.

Which player profile fits best

1. **The backhand player who builds the point.** Control and maneuverability let you play long wall exchanges, change the rhythm and wait for the high ball instead of rushing the smash.
2. **The forehand player with a fast arm.** There's punishment on offer if you bring your own racket-head speed, especially when working the vibora with the rough surface.
3. **The all-rounder who rotates position.** The mid balance doesn't box you in at net or at the back, so it suits players who cover the whole court.

As a pairing option, this Dunlop works well alongside a partner running a more powerful, head-heavy racket: it brings the containment and placement that the other half of the court probably won't.

Verdict: control first, power on demand

This is a teardrop that's honest about what it is. It's not marketed as a power racket, and it isn't one: its dominant trait is stable control, with Tri-Max holding the frame steady and Extra Grip supplying the bite that lets you play with spin.

What you give up is margin for error and easy power. Anyone after a racket that forgives off-centre hits and generates ball exit on its own from the back of the court should look toward softer cores and a wider hitting zone.

For anyone after a manageable, highly directable padel racket with a genuinely rough surface for working spin, this is a solid contender in the advanced segment.