1X Power Series 16mm
CRBN · Elongated
- Power
- 9.5 out of 10
- Control
- 8.5 out of 10
- Spin
- 9.5 out of 10
- Sweet spot
- 8 out of 10
Paddletek · $200
Paddletek Bantam TKO-C 14.3mm
The people's power paddle.
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Our take
Top-of-scale power that made pros switch, with more spin and control along for the ride than a power paddle has any right to. Its clean QC record is part of why it got so big.
- Best forBangers and singles players who finish points on pace.
- The catchHefty, with slower hands at the kitchen — and the price has crept up to genuinely premium territory.
Scores
Out of 10.
How it plays
- PowerPaddle wizardry
- 10 out of 10
- ControlCertified menace
- 8.5 out of 10
- SpinPaddle wizardry
- 9.5 out of 10
- Sweet spotGreat
- 8 out of 10
For you
- Pop-up safetySolid
- 5 out of 10
- Arm comfortGreat
- 7.5 out of 10
- Beginner-safeDecent
- 4 out of 10
- ValueGreat
- 7.5 out of 10
Scores synthesized from independent reviews and community consensus as of mid-2026. We keep refining them as real Noobs (including us) log court time.
Specs
- ElongatedMore reach and power, smaller sweet spot
- 7.7–8.1 ozon the scales
- Swing weight 118the usual swing
- Twist weight 6.6big sweet spot
- 5.25" handleroom for two hands
- 14.3mm corein between
- Honeycomb coreThe usual build: crisp, and quieter when thick
- Carbon facemore spin, you make the power
- $200typical price
- USA Pickleball approvedfine for tournaments
Swing and twist weight measured by Pickleball Studio.
Good for
- IntermediateYou can rally and dink
- AdvancedLeagues or tournaments
- PowerHit harder
- All-RounderA bit of both
- SpinMake it dip
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- Control
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- Power
- 8 out of 10
- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
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- Sweet spot
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- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
- 8 out of 10
- Sweet spot
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- Control
- 8 out of 10
- Spin
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