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Oliver Apex 500
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Oliver Apex 500

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

76Power
87Control
65.5Research index
89Trend
$223Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 76Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 87Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 88Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 66Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 88Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

76
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 7.4/10 · Above average

Head shapetraditional
Head size495 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

87
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 8.4/10 · Above average

Touch score

88
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

152 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Above average

Maneuver score

88
76avg 93.6100

Near average

Unstrung weight126 g
Balance point37 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2016-09

The Oliver Apex 500, 125 grams and slightly head-light according to Oliver. Even though it shares the Apex name, it's a different head shape from the Oliver Apex 700, Simon Rosner's new racket. Spotted Baptiste Masotti a

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Brand

BrandOliver
Foundedn/a
HQn/a
Reputation index96/100
Products in catalog51
Pro usage count0

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About & provenance

Primary sourceSquash Source
Source URLhttps://www.squashsource.com/oliver-apex-500/
Confidence78%
Release year2024
Slugoliver-apex-500
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.