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Karakal Storm

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

94Power
92Control
78.5Research index
56Trend
$252Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 94Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 92Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 86Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 64Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 93Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

94
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 8.7/10 · Above average

Head shapehybrid
Head size502 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

92
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 9.2/10 · Above average

Touch score

93
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

162 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Above average

Maneuver score

86
76avg 93.6100

Below average

Unstrung weight138 g
Balance point36.7 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2016-03

Cheap racket from Karakal.

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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-storm/
Confidence78%
Release year2025
Slugkarakal-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.