The two, on top of each other
NextGen Pro Attack 12K NFA SeriesNextGen Pro Hybrid 12K NFA Series
The NextGen Pro Attack 12K NFA Series is more power-minded than the NextGen Pro Hybrid 12K NFA Series.
Nox NextGen Pro Attack 12K NFA Series vs NextGen Pro Hybrid 12K NFA Series
Two versions of the same family, side by side: what Nox says about each one, card against card.
Feel
- NextGen Pro Attack 12K NFA Series6.5/10
- NextGen Pro Hybrid 12K NFA Series6.5/10
Power
- NextGen Pro Attack 12K NFA Series7.1/10
- NextGen Pro Hybrid 12K NFA Series5.1/10
Weight
- NextGen Pro Attack 12K NFA Series360–375 g
- NextGen Pro Hybrid 12K NFA Series360–375 g
According to Nox
- Power9.59
- Control99.5
The brand publishes its own scores. They are theirs, not ours; here, all out of 10.
Fact by fact
| Fact | Nox NextGen Pro Attack 12K NFA Series | Nox NextGen Pro Hybrid 12K NFA Series |
|---|---|---|
| Feel | 6.5/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Power | 7.1/10 | 5.1/10 |
| Shape | Diamond | Teardrop |
| Style | Power | All-round |
| Weight | 360–375 g | 360–375 g |
| Level | Intermediate / Advanced | Intermediate / Advanced |
| Core | MLD BLACK EVA | MLD BLACK EVA |
| Face | Carbon 12K | Carbon 12K |
How we place them
Feel is the one each brand states, from 0 (soft) to 10 (hard).
Power is our own sum, from 1 (control) to 9 (power), of what the brand says: style, shape, balance and, when it publishes them, its own scores.
Everything comes from each brand’s own site, with a link to its page. No shops, no review sites.
Feel. When the brand gives it in words, we turn it into a number: "soft" is 2 and "medium-hard" 6.5.
adidas does not give the feel of each racket, but it ranks its cores and faces from hardest to softest. We turn that order into a number: the core sets the base (EVA High Memory 7, EVA Soft Energy 5, EVA Soft Performance 3) and the face moves it (Carbon Aluminized 2 to 1 or 24K +1.5; 15K to 18K +1; Carbon 3K or 6K 0; flax −0.5; glass fibre −1). If the face is not in that ranking, the racket has no feel.
Power. We add up what the brand says, each with its weight: style counts half (control, all-round, power); shape three tenths (round, teardrop, diamond); balance two tenths (low, medium, high). When the brand publishes its own power and control scores, they count as much as everything else together. Weight counts a little: heavier leans to power. It runs from 1 to 9, not 0 to 10, because no category makes a racket all power. When a brand says little, the racket stays near the middle.