Pegasus Jelly Bean
11SIX24 · Widebody
- Power
- 6.5 out of 10
- Control
- 9.5 out of 10
- Spin
- 8 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 9.5 out of 10
Best pickleball paddles for beginners
Easy to play, hard to regret. The best first paddles, with the downside of each.
Ranked by how safe a first buy they are: forgiving, steady and fairly priced.
15 paddles
Valkyrie Widebody
Selkirk SLK · Widebody
- Power
- 6.5 out of 10
- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
- 6.5 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 9.5 out of 10
Prism Flash 16mm
Vatic Pro · Hybrid
- Power
- 8 out of 10
- Control
- 10 out of 10
- Spin
- 9 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 8.5 out of 10
EVO Control Max
Selkirk SLK · Widebody
- Power
- 6 out of 10
- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
- 7 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 9 out of 10
Quartz
Six Zero · Widebody
- Power
- 6 out of 10
- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
- 8 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 7.5 out of 10
Explorer Pro N-01
Niupipo · Widebody
- Power
- 7 out of 10
- Control
- 7 out of 10
- Spin
- 7 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 7 out of 10
Signature Pro Series 16mm
Franklin · Hybrid
- Power
- 7 out of 10
- Control
- 7.5 out of 10
- Spin
- 7.5 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 8 out of 10
Radical Elite
HEAD · Widebody
- Power
- 5.5 out of 10
- Control
- 7 out of 10
- Spin
- 4 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 8 out of 10
Z5 Graphite
Onix · Widebody
- Power
- 6 out of 10
- Control
- 7.5 out of 10
- Spin
- 4 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 8 out of 10
Prism V7
Vatic Pro · Elongated
- Power
- 6 out of 10
- Control
- 9 out of 10
- Spin
- 8 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 8 out of 10
Double Black Diamond Control 16mm
Six Zero · Hybrid
- Power
- 9 out of 10
- Control
- 9 out of 10
- Spin
- 10 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 9 out of 10
RAW-16H
GRUVN · Hybrid
- Power
- 6 out of 10
- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
- 8 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 8 out of 10
Glider 2026
LUZZ · Hybrid
- Power
- 7 out of 10
- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
- 8 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 8 out of 10
Tempest Wave Pro-C
Paddletek · Hybrid
- Power
- 6 out of 10
- Control
- 9 out of 10
- Spin
- 7 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 9 out of 10
Warrior V2
Diadem · Widebody
- Power
- 8 out of 10
- Control
- 8.5 out of 10
- Spin
- 7.5 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 9 out of 10
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