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Black Knight Ion Drive

Source-backed racket profile with quantified metrics, provenance, and comparison-ready specs from the Squash Review catalog.

100Power
67Control
34.8Research index
69Trend
$110Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 100Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 67Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 80Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 59Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 65Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

100
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 9.4/10 · Above average

Head shapeteardrop
Head size494 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

67
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 6.9/10 · Above average

Touch score

65
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

168 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Above average

Maneuver score

80
76avg 93.6100

Below average

Unstrung weight140 g
Balance point37.4 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2016-02

An older racket, just spotted it

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Brand

BrandBlack Knight
Founded1979
HQCanada
Reputation index84/100
Products in catalog62
Pro usage count6

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About & provenance

Primary sourceSquash Source
Source URLhttps://www.squashsource.com/black-knight-ion-drive/
Confidence78%
Release year2024
Slugblack-knight-ion-drive
How we measure

Power and control scores derive from manufacturer 1–10 ratings when published, normalized to our 0–100 catalog scale.

Maneuver scores weight strung mass and balance point against the full catalog distribution.

Missing metrics stay blank — we do not invent lab numbers.