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Oliver ORC-A II
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Oliver ORC-A II

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

80Power
93Control
84.1Research index
75Trend
$227Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 80Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 93Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 94Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 68Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 92Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

80
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 7.8/10 · Above average

Head shapetraditional
Head size501 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

93
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 8.8/10 · Above average

Touch score

92
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

153 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Above average

Maneuver score

94
76avg 93.6100

Above average

Unstrung weight130 g
Balance point35.8 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2015-08

One of the Professional frames in the Oliver squash rackets lineup.

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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-orc-a-ii/
Confidence78%
Release year2024
Slugoliver-orc-a-ii
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.