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Salming Viper 135
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Salming Viper 135

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

99Power
63Control
15Research index
66Trend
$179Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePower99Control63Maneuver82Stability56Touch61
Power: 99Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 63Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 82Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 56Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 61Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

99
59avg 83.4100

Manufacturer rating: 9/10 · Above average

Head shapeteardrop
Head size485 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

63
63avg 80.5100

Manufacturer rating: 6.5/10 · Below average

Touch score

61
61avg 77.695

Below average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

161 g
130 gavg 152.3 g163 g

Above average

Maneuver score

82
79avg 94.4100

Below average

Unstrung weight135 g
Balance point37.5 cm
Balance classhead-heavy
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2025-12

Salming power frame with head-heavy balance for aggressive hitters.

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Brand

BrandSalming
Founded2001
HQSweden
Reputation index76/100
Products in catalog2
Pro usage count2

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About & provenance

Primary sourceSquash Source
Source URLhttps://www.squashsource.com/squash-rackets/
Confidence75%
Release year2023
Slugsalming-viper-135
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.