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Xamsa Obsidian

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

80Power
84Control
55.1Research index
60Trend
$112Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 80Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 84Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 90Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 63Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 79Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

80
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 8.3/10 · Above average

Head shapetraditional
Head size459 cm²
String pattern14x18

Control

Control score

84
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 7.8/10 · Above average

Touch score

79
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

155 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Above average

Maneuver score

90
76avg 93.6100

Above average

Unstrung weight126 g
Balance point36.5 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2019-02

The Xamsa Obsidian is a squash racket from Xamsa that's hitting the market in 2019. This is a traditional ‘bridged' frame in a gloss black color. Reviews I got a chance to test out this racket. My video review is h

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Brand

BrandXamsa
Foundedn/a
HQn/a
Reputation index76/100
Products in catalog11
Pro usage count0

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About & provenance

Primary sourceSquash Source
Source URLhttps://www.squashsource.com/xamsa-obsidian/
Confidence78%
Release year2025
Slugxamsa-obsidian
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.