Enebe Combat Fiber 2027

Technologies

Pros

• ✓The sweet spot that comes from the fibreglass faces forgives balls caught two fingers off the frame: on rushed volleys and return of serve the racket keeps sending the ball back with direction instead of dumping it into the net.
• ✓Ball exit off the Black EVA HR3 Medium core lets you float long lobs from the back of the court without rushing your arm, which matters a lot before you've built proper wrist technique.
• ✓The round shape and even balance keep the face stable and get the racket to the bandeja and the dejada in time, even when you're reacting late at the net.
• ✓HR3 is a high-recovery rubber that outlasts a standard EVA: it shrugs off those first seasons of off-centre hits without losing feel.

Cons

• ✗At 350 to 365 grams this isn't a light racket: your forearm feels it deep into a third set, especially when you're holding the racket up through volley exchanges.
• ✗Power has a low ceiling. The flat smash won't close out points on its own, and the x3 smash demands already-polished technique, because you're the one supplying the energy.
• ✗The smooth surface gives up grip on cut shots: vibora and sliced bandejas come out without low bounce or kick, more like fast flat bandejas than shots with real spin.
• ✗Fibreglass flex gives back little feedback on precision shots; anyone chasing crisp touch and instant response will come up short.

Enebe Combat Fiber 2027: a beginner-focused round padel racket weighing 350 to 365 grams, with fibreglass faces, a 38 mm frame and a Black EVA HR3 Medium core. Four technical choices all pointing the same way: helping a player who's just starting out actually connect with the ball.

Why Enebe is bringing the Combat Fiber back for 2027

Enebe isn't pitching this as a new model but as the return of an in-house beginner classic, updated for this season. That explains the approach: zero experimentation, a proven learning formula brought up to date.

And you can read that formula straight off the spec sheet. Round shape, even balance, smooth surface, medium-density rubber. Not a single trait here is chasing ball speed; everything pushes toward control and tolerance.

Fibreglass and Black EVA HR3 Medium: feel comes before power

The fibreglass faces are the single most defining choice on this racket. Fibreglass flexes far more than any carbon weave: it cushions the impact, holds the ball for a few extra milliseconds, and widens the usable area of the hitting surface.

That's why the Combat Fiber has one of the biggest sweet spots in its category. Balls caught close to the frame still come back with direction instead of dying in the net.

The core backs up that philosophy. Enebe describes the HR3 as a high-recovery rubber that outlasts standard EVA, and at medium density it dodges both extremes: it doesn't sink like a soft rubber, and it doesn't snap back with the harsh response of a hard EVA.

The 38 mm profile rounds out the package. That's the maximum thickness the rules allow, and here it's used to add structure and impact surface, not to stiffen the response.

Who is the Enebe Combat Fiber 2027 built for?

It's built for beginners. Round shape, even balance, fibreglass faces and a medium-density EVA core all prioritise a wide sweet spot, easy handling and comfortable ball exit over raw power. It fits early seasons of play and the social player whose main goal is simply not missing.

Specific player profiles this padel racket suits:

1. First- or second-year players who still can't centre the ball consistently.
2. Social players who prioritise keeping the ball in play.
3. Anyone coming from another racket sport who needs a forgiving face while dialling in padel timing.
4. Baseline defenders who lob and wait for the opponent's mistake.

Shot by shot: where it forgives, and where it falls short

Defence and off-the-back-wall play. Its best terrain. The tolerant face and generous ball exit let you lift a long lobe without speeding up your arm, even with the ball tight to the glass and little room to set up.

Bandeja and volley. The even balance and round shape get the racket there in time and keep the face stable. The cross-court bandeja comes out comfortable and deep, if flat: the smooth surface lets cut slip, so the ball won't die on the bounce.

Vibora. Outside its wheelhouse. With no surface texture and no mass concentrated in the head, there's no kick and no low bounce; the shot ends up as a quick bandeja instead.

Smash. This is where the model's real ceiling shows. The flat smash won't close out points by itself, and the x3 smash needs already-refined mechanics, because the fibreglass flexes, absorbs, and gives the energy back soft.

Can you actually close out points with the Combat Fiber?

You can, just not in one shot. This Enebe racket is built to win points through patience: depth, lobs, bandeja to the back wall, and waiting out the opponent's error. Anyone who already finishes points with a flat smash will find it short on power — and that's not a manufacturing flaw, it's the profile Enebe chose.

The weight cuts both ways. At the top of the range, 365 grams gives you extra mass to push the ball from the back of the court; it's also the weight your forearm notices in a long third set packed with volleys.

Enebe Combat Fiber 2027 specs

Who should buy this Enebe — and who shouldn't

It's worth it for players still fighting to centre the ball who need a racket that won't punish mistakes. In that scenario it delivers exactly what it promises: tolerance, easy handling and effortless ball exit, with a rubber that holds up to those first months of wear better than ordinary EVA.

It's not worth it for anyone two or three seasons in who's already cutting bandejas and wants to start putting away smashes. That player hits the power ceiling fast, along with the lack of grip from the smooth face; they'll get more out of a control racket with a carbon face and a touch more balance toward the head.

As a doubles pairing, it works best on the side that defends and builds the point. If your partner is the one finishing points, this racket lets you do your job without handing over cheap errors.