At a glance
The Playrite is way more affordable and built to survive learning the game, but the Alpha LX3 is noticeably lighter, much more responsive, and gives you a much wider curve selection and real carbon fiber construction. If you are serious about your game at all, the performance gap here is significant.
The numbers
Pick the Sherwood Playrite
Pick the Warrior Alpha LX3
Sherwood
Playrite
Warrior
Alpha LX3
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Comparing curves across brands? See our hockey stick curve chart.
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