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CRBN TruFoam Waves

Released Sep 2025 · 3 reviewers counted · 10 reviews collected

CRBN TruFoam Waves's PaddleScore reviewer score is 55.6 out of 100, from 3 reviewers.

USA PickleballUPA-AApproved for USA Pickleball and UPA-A play

55.6
Reviewer score
Lower tier
Provisional while few paddles are rated
Most likely range: 51.8 to 59.4
Ahead of 3% of paddles we rate

Every review

  • Pickleball EffectCore reviewer
    Sep 2025 · Standard test
    Verdict rated
    58
    our reading
    Counts
    high
    Why this counts high
    • Publishes lab data
    All the factors →
    Power
    Lower-tier power despite the marketing
    Feel
    Softer, denser and foamy
    Pros
    • +Better control than the Genesis it replaces
    • +Unusually good shot-making from the centre
    • +Pleasant soft dense foam feel
    • +Attacks with precision and spin
    Cons
    • –Dead zones near the tip
    • –Not the power paddle it is marketed as
    • –$280 against a cheaper, better-performing rival
    • –Punishes off-centre hits
    • –Maneuverability given up to fix the sweet spot
    Read the full review at Pickleball Effect ↗
  • Pickleball Medicine
    Sep 2025 · Standard test
    Verdict rated
    60
    our reading
    Counts
    high
    Why this counts high
    • Publishes lab data
    All the factors →
    Power
    Mid power, very low pop
    Pros
    • +Excellent spin
    • +Good control for the low pop
    • +Pleasant feel with real dwell
    • +Solid handle, not squishy
    • +30-day return trial
    Cons
    • –Poor price-to-performance
    • –Very low pop
    • –Middling power
    • –Average sweet spots
    • –Grip peeled on early units
    Read the full review at Pickleball Medicine ↗
  • Pickleball StudioCore reviewer
    Sep 2025 · Standard test
    Their score
    30
    their rating ↗
    Counts
    high
    Why this counts high
    • Publishes lab data
    All the factors →
    Power
    Low pop, more power on full swings
    Feel
    Softer and more muted than its rivals
    Pros
    • +More power on full swings
    Cons
    • –Expensive against the competition
    • –Unforgiving sweet spot
    Read the full review at Pickleball Studio ↗

7 further reviews are collected for this paddle and not yet read through. They are listed here once an editor has worked through them, and they count towards the score only after that.

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What reviewers agree on

Every criterion any reviewer raised, and who raised it. Split rows first — where reviewers disagree is usually the part worth reading.

  • PowerSplit
    +1 praises itPickleball Studio
    –2 criticise itPickleball Effect, Pickleball Medicine
  • Value
    +1 praises itPickleball Medicine
    –3 criticise itPickleball Effect, Pickleball Medicine, Pickleball Studio
  • Sweet spot
    –3 criticise itPickleball Effect, Pickleball Medicine, Pickleball Studio
  • Control
    +2 praise itPickleball Effect, Pickleball Medicine
  • Feel
    +2 praise itPickleball Effect, Pickleball Medicine
  • Other
    +1 praises itPickleball Effect
    –1 criticises itPickleball Effect
  • Spin
    +2 praise itPickleball Effect, Pickleball Medicine
  • Forgiveness
    –1 criticises itPickleball Effect
  • Grip
    –1 criticises itPickleball Medicine
  • Handle
    +1 praises itPickleball Medicine
  • Pop
    –1 criticises itPickleball Medicine

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