The Tecnifibre Carboflex 125 came out in 2012, and was an immensely popular frame. The racket was succeeded by the Tecnifibre Carboflex 125 S and then the Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125, but you can still buy the original model, it’s just been slightly rebranded as the Tecnifibre Carboflex 125 Heritage.
Tecnifibre really nailed the design of this racket. It was a lightweight teardrop that came out at a time when many of the top players were using conventional head shaped rackets. The black-and-yellow design was on point. And to top it off, the racket was used by Mohamed Elshorbagy and Nour Elsherbini (and a bunch of other top pros) as they sprinted to the top of the world rankings. It made a huge splash and cemented the Carboflex as one of the top squash racket lines in the world.
Tecnifibre Carboflex 125
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Here is Mohamed El Shorbagy using the racket in the 2012 El Gouna Open:
(Photo via El Gouna site)
Here’s also a video of El Shorbagy testing out the racket when it first came out:
Nour El Sherbini also uses this. Here she is with the Carboflex 125 at the 2014 US Open:
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞
Miguel Angel Rodriguez at the 2014 British Open:
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Nicolette Fernandes at the 2014 US Open:
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Max Lee at the 2014 US Open:
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Ben Coleman at the 2015 British Open:
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Victoria Lust at the 2015 British Open:
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B says
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Rodriguez back using this at the worlds!
B says
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and in El Gouna! using the ‘Heritage’ model i believe
Beranrd says
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Played with this yesterday, after playing with the 125s for the last year.
I think it’s slightly more head-light than the 125s – other than that there’s very little difference but the head-light is noticeable.
overall, they’re both awesome rackets, can’t decide which i prefer
Ahmed says
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I have been playing squash for 10 years but I am not a pro, would the carboflex 125 suit me or shall I go for the 130 as I have read that the 125 has a difficulty finding its sweet spot
thanks
Pierre says
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The 125 is popular with club players too, not just pros.
The 125 and 130 have the same shape so will probably have a similar sweet spot.
I’d say the 125 is better for control players, and 130 is stiffer and better for power hitters.
Ahmed says
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Thanks Pierre for the advice, I’ve ordered the Carboflex 125 online for what I think was a very good bargain. Thanks again for the advice.
matthew says
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Just got one of these hardly used for £50 used on ebay as a back-up racket. Must say that I found it a very unforgiving racket. Currently have the dynergy AP 125 and a cheap wilson 145, and the carboflex is by far the least clean hitting (clipping the ball quite a bit, and some vibration). Could just be me, and maybe i need a thicker grip and a vibration dampener, but was surprised how many shots i was messing up out of the box. Hopefully with a bit more testing I can get used to it more.
Bernard says
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Just bought the new Eye racket 120 control (the Shabana racket)……….can honestly say that it’s not as good as the Tecnifibre 125 – still, by far, the best racket i’ve played.
Carlos Porras says
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I really want to play some shots with the Caboflex 125S but I don’t know anybody who got this racket… The only thing that I can ensure is that the 120 X.Lite Control is an excellent racket. I tested the Carboflex 130 and is good too, but I personally prefer the Eye because of its traditional shape. Following my own experience the Eye 120 X.Lite Control needs like a week of hard games and trainings in order to got the right condition of the strings. Once you pass this period of adaptation the racket seems to be different, and you could feel it better when you play with an used and inmediately you play with a new one. But it is obvious, there are not “better” or “worst” rackets, is a matter of feelings.
Ole says
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Carboflex 125 yellow/black 2013-14 probably best buy now.
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Carboflex 125S red/black new 2015 probably good, but probably most expensive racket on market.
Supposed to play identical, mostly cosmetic.
I have the old yellow, so does quit a few elite players, it is very good in two ways; it does not break so easily, and when using it Im thinking the rest of the work has to be done by myself and hard work not shopping, by technical improving, swing, timing etc.
You can’t go wrong with any of these two!