Soft-touch pickleball paddles
Pop is volley speed, and low pop is what lets a ball die in the kitchen. Pair that with an above-median twist weight and the paddle absorbs a hard drive instead of rebounding it. Both figures are ranked within the paddle's own test set.
60 paddles · every number below is lab-measured, not a manufacturer claim.
| Paddle | Shape | Core | Swing wt | Twist wt | Spin | Power | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Selkirk Luxx Control Air S2 | Widebody | 20 mm | 107.0 | 7.13 | 1,870 | 50.3 | $250.00 |
🏓 | Franklin FS Tour Tempo (16mm) | Widebody | 16 mm | 123.0 | 7.68 | 1,925 | 55.7 | $150.00 |
 | Volair Mach 2 Forza 16mm | Widebody | 16 mm | 111.0 | 7.26 | 1,987 | 53.5 | $179.99 |
 | Body Helix X3 Pro | Elongated | 18 mm | 132.0 | 6.65 | 1,949 | 54.7 | $180.00 |
 | SLK Halo Control Max (2024 version) | Widebody | 16 mm | 110.0 | 6.77 | 1,983 | 54.1 | $130.00 |
🏓 | Franklin FS Tour Dynasty (16mm) | Elongated | 16 mm | 134.0 | 7.22 | 1,864 | 56.1 | $150.00 |
 | Gamma RCF-Obsidian 16 | Elongated | 16 mm | 120.0 | 6.53 | 1,897 | 55.2 | $159.99 |
 | JOOLA Scorpeus (16 mm) | Widebody | 16 mm | 113.0 | 6.86 | 1,845 | 52.6 | $249.99 |
 | Thrive Threat 16mm | Elongated | 16 mm | 122.0 | 6.74 | 1,918 | 54.4 | $179.99 |
 | Vatic Pro Prism V7 | Elongated | 16 mm | 128.0 | 6.96 | — | 52.8 | $99.99 |
 | Neonic Flow | Hybrid | 16 mm | 117.0 | 6.58 | 1,914 | 54.2 | $129.99 |
 | Body Helix X2 Pro | Elongated | 19 mm | 134.0 | 6.74 | 1,981 | 54.9 | $180.00 |
🏓 | Vatic Pro Saga Bloom 16mm | Widebody | 16 mm | 111.0 | 7.02 | 2,028 | 53.9 | $149.99 |
🏓 | Engage Pursuit Pro1 6.0 Widebody | Widebody | 15.2 mm | 113.0 | 7.60 | 1,980 | 54.8 | $259.99 |
 | Spartus Apollo | Widebody | 16 mm | 108.0 | 7.54 | 1,927 | 53.5 | $129.99 |
 | Volair Mach 2 14mm | Widebody | 14 mm | 106.0 | 6.76 | 1,967 | 52.8 | $139.99 |
 | Volair Mach 2 16 mm | Widebody | 16 mm | 108.0 | 6.77 | 2,003 | 53.0 | $139.99 |
🏓 | Volair V.1F HYB | Hybrid | 16 mm | 118.0 | 6.49 | 2,027 | 55.3 | $199.00 |
 | Chorus Shapeshifter SX | Widebody | 16 mm | 107.0 | 6.83 | 2,063 | 54.5 | $139.99 |
🏓 | Franklin FS Tour Tempo (14mm) | Widebody | 14 mm | 117.0 | 7.23 | 1,920 | 55.9 | $150.00 |
 | Spartus Odyssey Apex | Hybrid | 16 mm | 110.0 | 6.56 | 2,019 | 54.5 | $89.99 |
 | Six Zero Ruby | Hybrid | 16 mm | 117.0 | 6.81 | — | 53.9 | $200.00 |
 | 11SIX24 All Court Vapor | Hybrid | 16 mm | 117.0 | 6.80 | 2,059 | 55.3 | $129.99 |
🏓 | Element6 Fuego | Elongated | 14 mm | 121.0 | 6.61 | 2,016 | 55.7 | $199.99 |
🏓 | Franklin FS Tour Dynasty (14mm) | Elongated | 14 mm | 124.0 | 6.56 | 1,975 | 55.6 | $150.00 |
 | 11SIX24 All Court Pegasus | Widebody | 16 mm | 113.0 | 7.26 | 2,032 | 55.2 | $129.99 |
 | Engage Pursuit Pro1 Widebody | Widebody | 12.7 mm | 105.0 | 6.64 | 2,019 | 53.2 | $259.99 |
 | Neonic Flare Titanium 16mm | Widebody | 16 mm | 114.0 | 7.06 | 2,015 | 55.2 | $149.99 |
🏓 | Ronbus Pulsar FX.R2 | Widebody | 16 mm | 113.0 | 7.05 | 1,900 | 54.9 | $180.00 |
 | SLK Halo Pro Max | Widebody | 14 mm | 108.0 | 7.00 | 1,953 | 55.1 | $150.00 |
 | Volair Mach 1 Forza 16mm | Elongated | 16 mm | 117.0 | 6.57 | 1,988 | 55.0 | $179.99 |
 | Chorus Shapeshifter HX | Hybrid | 16 mm | 114.0 | 6.46 | 2,071 | 55.8 | $139.99 |
 | CRBN CRBN 3X Power Series (16 mm) | Elongated | 16 mm | 119.0 | 6.79 | 1,920 | 54.9 | $229.99 |
 | Friday Fever 2 | Widebody | 16 mm | 112.0 | 6.95 | 2,015 | 55.9 | $99.00 |
 | JOOLA Scorpeus (14 mm) | Widebody | 14 mm | 108.0 | 6.45 | 1,856 | 52.8 | $249.99 |
 | Neonic Flare Prime X | Widebody | 14 mm | 107.0 | 6.75 | 2,003 | 55.6 | $139.99 |
 | Thrive Surge 16 | Hybrid | 16 mm | 117.0 | 6.80 | 1,937 | 55.3 | $199.99 |
🏓 | Vatic Pro Saga V7 SH | Elongated | 16 mm | 120.0 | 6.62 | 1,954 | 56.8 | $149.99 |
 | 11SIX24 Jelly Bean Vapor | Hybrid | 16 mm | 115.0 | 6.67 | 2,025 | 55.4 | $99.99 |
 | Chorus Supercourt SX | Widebody | 16 mm | 107.0 | 7.16 | 1,986 | 56.0 | $119.00 |
🏓 | Engage Pursuit Pro MX 6.0 | Elongated | 16 mm | 125.0 | 6.57 | — | 56.8 | $259.99 |
 | Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro-C | Widebody | 14.3 mm | 108.0 | 6.98 | 1,835 | 54.5 | $209.99 |
 | SLK Halo Power Max (2024 version) | Widebody | 13 mm | 103.0 | 6.81 | 2,000 | 55.5 | $130.00 |
🏓 | Technifibre TF-Command | Widebody | 15 mm | 110.0 | 6.81 | 2,044 | 55.0 | $209.00 |
🏓 | Vatic Pro Saga Bloom 14mm | Widebody | 14 mm | 107.0 | 6.61 | 2,038 | 55.7 | $149.99 |
 | Volair V.1F WB | Widebody | 16 mm | 111.0 | 7.42 | 2,035 | 55.1 | $199.00 |
 | Bread & Butter Filth Standard | Widebody | 16 mm | 111.0 | 7.47 | 1,919 | 55.6 | $165.00 |
 | Chorus Supercourt HX | Hybrid | 16 mm | 115.0 | 6.80 | 1,969 | 56.0 | $119.00 |
🏓 | Franklin C45 Tempo 16 | Widebody | 16 mm | 105.0 | 6.53 | 2,037 | 55.9 | $229.99 |
 | Gruvn MUVN-16HD Full Foam | Hybrid | 16 mm | 115.0 | 6.67 | 2,031 | 55.3 | $169.00 |
 | 11SIX24 Jelly Bean 2 Pegasus | Widebody | 16 mm | 107.0 | 7.03 | 2,111 | 55.7 | $169.99 |
 | Bread & Butter Filth Hybrid | Hybrid | 16 mm | 113.0 | 6.77 | 1,908 | 55.4 | $165.00 |
🏓 | Head Radical Pro EX 15 | Elongated | 15 mm | 120.0 | 6.56 | 1,945 | 56.2 | $200.00 |
🏓 | Proton Series 1 Type A Elongated 15mm | Elongated | 15 mm | 135.0 | 6.52 | 1,938 | 55.9 | $280.00 |
 | Revolin Drift Pure | Widebody | 16 mm | 109.0 | 6.55 | 2,072 | 55.6 | $174.99 |
 | Selkirk SLK Dauntless Elongated | Elongated | 16 mm | 117.0 | 6.56 | 2,064 | 55.9 | $180.00 |
 | Six Zero Double Black Diamond 16 mm | Hybrid | 16 mm | 114.0 | 6.55 | — | 53.7 | $179.99 |
 | Vatic Pro V7 | Elongated | 16 mm | 123.0 | 6.93 | 1,916 | 54.3 | $139.99 |
 | Versix Vector XL | Elongated | 15 mm | 121.0 | 6.85 | 1,916 | 56.1 | $129.99 |
 | Volair Mach 2 Forza 14mm | Widebody | 14 mm | 109.0 | 6.90 | 1,998 | 52.9 | $179.99 |
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