Gravity Tour 2025
HEAD · Hybrid
- Power
- 6 out of 10
- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
- 8 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 7 out of 10
Babolat · $169
Babolat MNSTR
Babolat's pickleball pitch — balanced but still finding its identity.
Our take
A versatile spin/all-court paddle from one of racquet sports' biggest names. Community sentiment is mixed because value-per-dollar isn't elite compared to specialist brands.
- Best forBrand-loyal tennis crossover players who want familiar racquet-sports DNA.
- The catchBabolat's pickleball line still feels behind the most innovative specialist brands. Hard to justify against better-reviewed paddles in the same bracket.
Scores
Out of 10.
How it plays
- PowerSpicy
- 7 out of 10
- ControlSpicy
- 7 out of 10
- SpinSpicy
- 7 out of 10
- Sweet spotSneaky good
- 6 out of 10
For you
- Pop-up safetySneaky good
- 6 out of 10
- Arm comfortSpicy
- 7 out of 10
- Beginner-safeSolid
- 5 out of 10
- ValueSneaky good
- 6 out of 10
Scores synthesized from limited independent coverage as of mid-2026 — treat as directional. We keep refining them as real Noobs log court time.
Specs
- HybridThe middle ground
- 7.8–8.1 ozthe usual swing
- 5.3" handleroom for two hands
- 15mm corein between
- Honeycomb coreThe usual build: crisp, and quieter when thick
- Carbon facemore spin, you make the power
- $169typical price
- USA Pickleball approvedfine for tournaments
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