AI review Medium confidence

Solinco Blackout 300 v2

A 100 in²/300 g frame that reads almost as a direct spec twin of the Pure Aero above, aside from a slightly firmer balance point — Solinco's newer tour line built to compete head-on with the established players in this exact weight class.

What the sources agree on

300 g unstrung, a 16×19 pattern and a 31.5 cm balance put this frame within a few tenths of a centimetre of several other racquets in this batch, and the derived 8.1/8.8 stability-manoeuvrability split follows the same pattern as the other 300 g, 16×19 frames here — nothing in the raw numbers marks this out as unusual for its weight class, which itself is a useful data point for a newer brand: the spec sheet doesn't show any obvious compromise next to the established names.

Where they disagree

Because the numbers are so close to several other frames in this list, spec comparison alone can't tell us what actually differs in feel — layup, materials and construction all affect how a racquet plays well beyond what head size, weight and balance capture, and that's precisely the gap a bench test would close that we haven't run yet for this frame.

Best for Players looking for a modern 300 g control frame outside the big four brands.
Avoid if You want a long published test history before buying — this frame has the thinnest evidence base of the group.
Tension guidance Manufacturer range is 22–27 kg; with specs this close to the Pure Aero, players coming from that frame could reasonably start at a similar tension and adjust from there.

Written from the manufacturer's published specification, this product's own catalogue record, and the two derived bench measurements (stability, manoeuvrability) computed from those specs; not yet cross-checked against third-party owner or expert reviews, and the four hands-on criteria (power, control, comfort, spin) are still awaiting their own bench test. Sources are weighted by recency and by whether the specification was verified on our bench.

Solinco Blackout 285 v2 — product photo
Solinco Blackout 300 v2 Racquets · 2026
8.4
Product page · €169.90
Evidence base
Verified specs1
Bench derived scores2
Six criteria
Power8.4
Control8.4
Spin8.5
Stability8.3
Manoeuvrability8.6