One frame graded so far, and it holds the highest control figure in the database.
Metalbone is Alejandro Galán’s name, and it has always meant power. The Metalbone Ctrl is the version that does not: same 16K aluminised carbon face, same octagonal frame structure, but a softer low-density EVA core and a reprofiled head. The result scores 9.3 on control, higher than anything else we have covered, with one source placing it in the top 1% of every frame it has tested.
Power sits at 7.5. This is a racket for players who win by placement, not by finishing, and it does not pretend otherwise.
Metalbone Ctrl
Round · 365–375 g · Carbon Ctrl 3.4
Watch the listing before you buy. The same 2025 Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4 appears on Amazon UK at roughly £121 and at £218 depending on which listing you land on — the same racket, nearly £100 apart.