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Karakal CSX Tour
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Karakal CSX Tour

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

91Power
75Control
41.7Research index
59Trend
$167Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 91Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 75Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 89Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 57Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 76Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

91
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 8.2/10 · Above average

Head shapeteardrop
Head size503 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

75
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 7.7/10 · Above average

Touch score

76
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

161 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Above average

Maneuver score

89
76avg 93.6100

Near average

Unstrung weight133 g
Balance point36.2 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2017-01

The Karakal CSX Tour is an inexpensive beginner squash racket from Karakal: Advertised Specs Frame Weight: 180 grams Head Size: 470 sq cm This looks like an earlier cosmetic of the same racket:

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Brand

BrandKarakal
Founded1928
HQUnited Kingdom
Reputation index82/100
Products in catalog50
Pro usage count5

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About & provenance

Primary sourceSquash Source
Source URLhttps://www.squashsource.com/karakal-csx-tour/
Confidence78%
Release year2024
Slugkarakal-csx-tour
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.