Palio

AK47 Red

Name: Palio AK47 Red
Brand: Palio
SKU: ak47-red

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Palio’s budget tensor — the inverted clubs glue when the invoice has to stay under €15, not a toy and not Vega.

8.9 community score · 980 reviews · €12

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About AK47 Red

AK47 Red (Combined speed 88, spin 86, control 82, 40°) is a cheap Chinese-made tensor sold widely in Europe. Yellow is the softer sibling. Street price is a fraction of Tenergy or Vega.

Batch consistency and spare-sheet logistics are why coaches still name Vega Europe when the budget allows. AK47 is the honest cheap step after a hobby bat.

It is not Hurricane. It is not Palio’s pips (Flying Dragon / Power Dragon). Compare with Vega Europe on the vs page before you assume branded always plays better.

Playing specs

Blend of official and community. Community weight 60% with 980 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).

Speed88

Spin86

Control82

Tick mark on each bar is the official value.

Factory specifications

Hardness: 40°
Weight: 45 g
Year: 2013
Made in: China
Series: AK47

Factory thicknesses

Factory sponge thicknesses sold in Europe: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. These are shopping facts — Combined speed / spin / control on this page do not change with thickness.

1.8: Thinner inverted sponge. Allround and first-upgrade backhands live here more often than attacking forehands.
1.9: The usual club backhand thickness on inverted tensors. A bit more control, a bit less catapult than 2.1 / MAX.
2.0: Mid-thick. Common on the backhand when MAX felt lively, or as a two-wing compromise.
2.1: Still a thick attacking sponge. A small step down from MAX on some tensors — shops treat it as the other FH thickness, not a control sheet.
MAX: Thickest factory sponge. Most catapult on a tensor; the usual attacking forehand. Combined figures on this page are for the SKU, not a separate MAX score.