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Black Knight Ion Storm
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Black Knight Ion Storm

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

88Power
75Control
25.3Research index
55Trend
$258Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 88Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 75Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 86Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 57Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 72Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

88
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 8.2/10 · Above average

Head shapeteardrop
Head size475 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

75
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 7.7/10 · Above average

Touch score

72
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

168 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Above average

Maneuver score

86
76avg 93.6100

Below average

Unstrung weight140 g
Balance point36.2 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2008-11

Before there was Beast Mode, there was David Fucking Palmer.

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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-storm/
Confidence78%
Release year2024
Slugblack-knight-ion-storm
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.