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Dunlop Blackstorm Carbon
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Dunlop Blackstorm Carbon

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

85Power
83Control
52.2Research index
59Trend
$198Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 85Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 83Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 89Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 64Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 81Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

85
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 8/10 · Above average

Head shapehybrid
Head size500 cm²
String pattern16x19

Control

Control score

83
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 8/10 · Above average

Touch score

81
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

164 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Above average

Maneuver score

89
76avg 93.6100

Near average

Unstrung weight137 g
Balance point36 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2012-09

The Dunlop Blackstorm Carbon is a mid-price squash racket from Dunlop. There have been multiple different cosmetics and slight name changes over the years, but the basic racket has stayed pretty much the same. Dunlop Bla

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Brand

BrandDunlop
Founded1910
HQUnited Kingdom
Reputation index92/100
Products in catalog150
Pro usage count18

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About & provenance

Primary sourceSquash Source
Source URLhttps://www.squashsource.com/dunlop-blackstorm-carbon/
Confidence78%
Release year2022
Slugdunlop-blackstorm-carbon
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.