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Oliver Apex 550
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Oliver Apex 550

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

69Power
81Control
37.3Research index
69Trend
$197Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 69Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 81Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 100Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 55Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 80Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

69
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 6.4/10 · Above average

Head shapehybrid
Head size505 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

81
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 7.9/10 · Above average

Touch score

80
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

139 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Below average

Maneuver score

100
76avg 93.6100

Above average

Unstrung weight112 g
Balance point34.5 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2018-05

The Oliver Apex 550 CE. The CE stands for Champion Edition. Reviews My review is here. It's got a lot of flex, which isn't normally my preferred type of racket, but somehow this racket worked well for me anyway. Also, it

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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-550/
Confidence78%
Release year2022
Slugoliver-apex-550
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.