Felipe de R. Roa, a product engineer at Starv, looks into how well padel rackets work with rough surfaces. The roughness, or unevenness, of a paddle racket’s surface can make it harder or softer and help you spin the ball.
Starvie has created many finishes, such as the Star by Alen, which doesn’t have any roughness, the Titania, which has roughness that isn’t as strong, Starby’s full plane effect, and the Star Kenta, which has a very noticeable roughness called Hex Tech.
With its hexagonal shape, the Star Kenta covers all sides and makes the paddle racket harder, making it good for strong players. Felipe and the host are going to test the rackets on the court to see how the different roughness finishes work. The speaker also talks about his own experiences with the Dros and Kenta rackets, which both have rough strings.
He says that the Dros has a rougher surface, which he thinks helps him get more spin on the ball. The Raptor has a better finish, but the speaker likes the Dros and Kenta better because they are not as rough. The speaker ends by saying how grateful he is to have been able to test the rackets and learn about how roughness affects spin in padel rackets.
