Maxbolt
Gallant Tour
Maxbolt's smash-first badminton racket for advanced attackers — a 3U frame with a 300mm head-heavy balance, a stiff shaft and a 43 lbs tension rating.
GOS verdict
Read this first"Built for one job — and it does it hard."
The Maxbolt Gallant Tour is Maxbolt's attacking flagship. Maxbolt builds it at 85 ± 3g with a 300 ± 2mm balance point, rates the frame to 43 lbs and labels its play style "Attack". At GOS it is a 3U racket with a stiff shaft and a 40T carbon graphite frame — a combination that turns a fast, full swing into heavy, steep smashes and deep clears.
Smashes are its outstanding zone, and the 43 lbs rating lets advanced players string it tight for a crisp, controlled attack. The honest limitation is everything that needs speed rather than weight: a 3U, head-heavy, stiff frame is slow to bring back in fast net and defensive exchanges, and it gives little help to a swing that is not yet developed. For an advanced player who wins points from the back of the court, it is a serious attacking weapon at its GOS price point.
- An advanced player who attacks from the rear court
- A singles player who wins points with the smash
- The back-court attacker in doubles
- Wanting to string at high tension
- Still developing your swing — choose the Gallant Force
- A net or front-court player
- Relying on fast defence and drives
- Wanting a lighter racket — consider the 4U Dragon edition
Maxbolt Gallant Tour Badminton Racket
3U · Black, or White with cover · 4U Dragon Limited Edition · God of Sports
What is the
Gallant Tour?
01 / 08
The Maxbolt Gallant Tour is the attacking flagship of Maxbolt's Gallant series. Maxbolt lists it at 85 ± 3g with a 300 ± 2mm balance point, a standard 675mm length, a 43 lbs tension rating and an "Attack" play style. At GOS it is sold as a 3U racket with a G5 grip, in Black or in White with a full racket cover included.
Everything about the build points one way. A head-heavy balance puts mass behind the shuttle, the stiff shaft returns a fast swing directly into the shot rather than storing it, and the 40T carbon graphite frame is rated to 43 lbs so advanced players can string it tight for a crisp, precise attack. It is not a racket that does the work for you — it rewards a player who already generates racket-head speed.
The Gallant Tour's defining decision is weight plus stiffness. A 3U head-heavy frame carries more momentum into the smash than a 4U one, and a stiff shaft sends that momentum straight into the shuttle. The result is a heavy, steep attack — at the cost of the speed and forgiveness that lighter, softer rackets give in fast exchanges.
Want the same attacking character in a lighter frame? The Gallant Tour Limited Edition (Dragon) is the 4U version at GOS — a little quicker to swing, for players who find 3U heavy over a long match.
Maxbolt Gallant Tour Badminton Racket
3U · Black, or White with cover · Available at God of Sports
Technical
specifications
02 / 08
← The defining spec
Series
positioning
03 / 08
Maxbolt's Gallant series is its head-heavy attacking family. The Gallant Tour is the most demanding and most powerful of the Gallant rackets at GOS.
Within the Gallant Tour line at GOS
This racket
Same racket, white, with a full racket cover
The lighter 4U version
Technology
breakdown
04 / 08
A stiff shaft on a 3U head-heavy frame — why make the attacking racket this demanding?
Gallant Tour — stiff shaft
Alternative — medium-flex shaft (Gallant Force)
A stiff high-modulus carbon graphite shaft barely bends through the swing, so the energy of a fast, full swing goes straight into the shuttle. Direct and precise for a strong player — but it gives little help to a slow swing.
A 3U frame with the balance toward the head carries more momentum into the smash and the clear than a 4U one, giving the Gallant Tour its heavy, steep attack.
A high-grade carbon frame that stays firm under the high string tension the racket is rated for, keeping the string bed stable at contact.
Maxbolt's rating for the frame — high enough for advanced players who string tight for control and a crisp feel. Most players still get the best results well below the maximum.
On-court
performance
05 / 08
Recommended setup: Yonex BG80 Power or Yonex BG65 Titanium at 25–28 lbs. 3U / G5. Head-heavy 300mm balance.
Zone-by-zone assessment
| Zone | Rating | Performance | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smashes | 93 | Exceptional | The racket's identity. 3U head weight and a stiff shaft give a heavy, steep smash for a player with a fast swing. |
| Control | 84 | Good | The stiff shaft and high-tension string bed keep attacking shots precise — for a player with clean technique. Mistimed shots are punished more than with a softer frame. |
| Flat drives | 84 | Good | Drives come off heavy and direct, though the head weight makes consecutive fast drives harder to keep up with. |
| Net play | 77 | Good | Firm net kills when you get there early; tight, quick net exchanges favour a lighter-headed racket. |
| Defence | 76 | Good | Solid on blocks when set, but fast smashes to the body are hard to recover from with this much head weight. |
| Maneuverability | 74 | Adequate | Honest limitation. A 3U, head-heavy, stiff frame is slow to bring back in rushed exchanges — the price of its attacking weight. |
Real on-court situations
| Situation | Level | What the player feels |
|---|---|---|
| Full jump smash from the rear court | Exceptional | Heavy and steep — the frame's whole purpose. |
| Deep clear under pressure | Exceptional | Head weight carries it to the back line with a full swing. |
| Steep half-smash or drop | Good | Precise off the stiff shaft when the swing is clean. |
| Mid-court drive exchange | Good | Heavy drives, but falling behind in a long, fast exchange is possible. |
| Net kill when arriving early | Good | Decisive and firm. |
| Smash straight at the body | Adequate | The head weight makes quick recovery hard — get the racket up early. |
| Late in a long match with a tired arm | Adequate | 3U and stiff ask a lot — this is where the 4U Dragon edition helps. |
Head-to-head
comparison
06 / 08
Compared against its most natural competitor at GOS: the Li-Ning Tectonic 9 (3U), Li-Ning's head-heavy attacking racket for advanced players.
| Maxbolt Gallant Tour | Li-Ning Tectonic 9 (3U) | |
|---|---|---|
| Character | All-out rear-court attack | Head-heavy attack for advanced players |
| Weight | 85 ± 3g (3U) | 88g (3U) |
| Balance | Head-heavy · 300 ± 2mm | Head-heavy · 300mm |
| Shaft flex | Stiff | Stiff |
| Shaft diameter | Not published | 6.6mm |
| Grip | G5 | G5 |
| Max tension | 43 lbs | 32 lbs |
| GOS score | 4.0 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Choose Gallant Tour if... | You want a much higher 43 lbs tension rating, a racket cover option (White) and a lighter 4U sister model in the same line | |
| Choose Tectonic 9 if... | You want a slightly heavier 88g frame with a slim 6.6mm shaft from Li-Ning, and string at 32 lbs or below | |
String
recommendations
07 / 08
All recommendations sit well inside the Gallant Tour's 43 lbs rating. Advanced attacking players typically string it between 25 and 28 lbs for a crisp, controlled smash; go higher only with a fast swing and professional machine stringing.
Hard, crisp feel that suits the Gallant Tour's attack
A thicker, long-lasting string for frequent smashers
Tension guide: Intermediate 24–26 lbs · Advanced 26–28 lbs · Frame rating 43 lbs · Professional machine stringing above 26 lbs recommended.
Who should
buy this?
08 / 08
- An advanced player who attacks from the rear court
- A singles player who wins points with the smash
- The back-court attacker in doubles
- Wanting to string at high tension
- Already generating fast racket-head speed
- Still developing your swing
- A net or front-court player
- Relying on fast defence and drives
- Finding 3U tiring — choose the 4U Dragon edition
- Wanting easy, forgiving power
- Heavy, steep smashes (93 / 100)
- Stiff shaft for direct, precise attack
- Very high 43 lbs tension rating
- 40T carbon graphite frame
- White option comes with a full cover
- 4U Dragon edition for a lighter swing
- Slow in rushed exchanges (74 / 100)
- Hard to recover from body smashes
- Demanding on a developing swing
- Unforgiving on mistimed shots
- Tiring over a long match in 3U
- Not suited to net or defence-first play
Buy the Maxbolt Gallant Tour
God of Sports · Authorised stockist · Pan-India delivery from Mumbai
Also explore: Maxbolt Gallant Force · Maxbolt Gallant Speed Slim · Maxbolt Superstar 11 · Li-Ning Tectonic 9 (3U) · All Maxbolt Rackets at GOS