NOX AT Luxury Attack 18K by Agustin Tapia (2024)

The NOX AT Luxury Attack 18K by Agustin Tapia is a padel racket designed for a specific player archetype: the advanced, aggressive baseline player with a well-honed technique. Let's dissect the key features that define this racket's ideal user through the lens of manageability, sweetspot, and feel.

Manageability

• Weight: Medium to Heavy - This racket isn't for the faint of swing. The increased weight translates to powerful smashes, but requires a strong swing and a good command of technique. It's best suited for advanced players who can handle the weight without sacrificing control.
• Balance Point: Medium Balance - The weight distribution offers a welcome compromise. While it allows for aggressive shots, it doesn't completely sacrifice maneuverability. This facilitates better control and reaction time at the net.

Sweetspot

• Shape: Diamond - The diamond shape prioritizes power over forgiveness. The sweetspot is smaller, but when connected with cleanly, generates explosive smashes. This shape rewards precise technique and punishes off-center hits, demanding a high level of skill from the player.
• Hitting Surface: The 18K Carbon surface offers exceptional durability and a slight flex, ideal for powerful strokes with a touch of control. 
• Surface Texture: 3D Texture - This textured surface adds bite to the ball, allowing for aggressive spin generation without compromising the durability of the rough surface. This is crucial for adding deception and control to powerful strokes.

Feel

• Racket Frame: Carbon Fibre - The carbon fiber frame provides a lightweight and stiff feel, translating to power and control. However, the stiffness can be unforgiving on off-center hits and potentially cause arm fatigue in players with less-developed technique.
• Racket Core: MLD Black EVA - This core is a technological marvel. It's a multilayer masterpiece that combines different densities to optimize power on smashes while maintaining responsiveness on softer defensive shots. This allows for a well-rounded playing experience that adapts to the flow of the game.
• Technologies: A suite of technologies refines the feel and playability. DCS minimizes the difference between the frame and face for more consistent power, while the SMARTSTRAP allows for easy grip changes. The EOS Flap improves maneuverability, and the Oversize Grip provides a comfortable and secure hold, allowing for better two-handed backhands and powerful swings.

In conclusion, the NOX AT Luxury Attack 18K by Agustin Tapia (2024) is a weapon for the aggressive, advanced padel player. Its power-focused design demands a strong technique to unlock its full potential. If you have the swing, the skill, and the endurance to handle this beast, you'll be rewarded with devastating smashes, a well-rounded attacking game, and the ability to dictate play from the baseline.

More balance, more speed
The edges of the profiles have been profiled to increase aerodynamics, the grip has been lengthened to facilitate grip, but what stands out most is the incorporation of EOS Flap technology, side perforations designed to increase the manageability of the racket and distribute the weight distribution so that you have a fast and lethal racket in your hands.

Comfortable, solid and reliable
The new combination of materials, with the 18K carbon fiber in communion with the multilayer core MLD Black Eva gives it a very comfortable feel while preserving a solid feel and medium-high hardness.

Less vibration, more grip
The handle of the racquet is the link between your body and your racquet, which is why we have also paid special attention to this area of the racquet. On the one hand we have incorporated the Pulse System technology, two bands designed to absorb vibrations. In addition, now as standard the entire Luxury range incorporates the patented technology NOX Custom Grip® and certified by Testea Padel to increase grip and reduce vibrations.

It includes the pioneering system of replaceable safety laces. Smartstrap®, now evolved into a compact piece for increased strength and safety.. More hygienic, safer and more customizable.

Certified Quality
Testea Padel certifies the quality of this padel racket against breakage of the frame and the faces of the racket as well as the durability of the product against fatigue.