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PaddleScore · Rated
Mark UnMarked 2026
79.9
Reviewer score
Solid
Provisional until more paddles are rated
Ahead of 38% of paddles we rate
USA Pickleball
Specifications
- Core
- VelociCore full foam — EVA ring around an EP centre
- Thickness
- 16mm
- Face
- Carbon / fiberglass / carbon with VelociGrit
- Length
- 16.5"
- Width
- 7.5"
- Weight
- 7.8–8.0 oz
- Price
- $189.99
- Warranty
- 1 year
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- ThePBTechDudeTheir score79.5their published ratingCountslow
- Power
- Very high power and pop, consistent across the court
- Feel
- Stiff hollow out of the box, softening toward soft hollow
Read the full review at ThePBTechDude ↗Pros- +Very high power and pop everywhere on court
- +Swings like a hybrid despite the elongated shape
- +Standout sweet spot
- +More stable than most elongated paddles
- +Foam handle passes on more feedback
Cons- –Grit durability oversold; his wear test puts it mid-tier
- –CT imaging shows a gap between the foam layers
- –Only one shape offered
- –Rules itself out if you dislike a soft hollow feel
- –Not UPA approved
- JJ PickleballVerdict rated77our readingCountslow
- Power
- Elite power and pop everywhere on the court
- Feel
- Starts stiff and hollow, softens after a short break-in
Read the full review at JJ Pickleball ↗Pros- +Hits harder than most of the current market
- +Swings light for an elongated paddle
- +Very stable for the shape
- +Reads the same off-center as it does in the middle
- +Held up at the kitchen despite the power
Cons- –Spin fell off sooner than a premium grit should
- –Pops balls up without the technique to manage it
- –Only one shape offered
- –Wrong paddle for control or all-court players
- WhiskyDinkVerdict rated86our readingCountsstandard
- Power
- Middle to upper power tier, powerful and poppy
- Feel
- Softer than most power paddles, short of the softest
Read the full review at WhiskyDink ↗Pros- +Powerful, poppy and spins the ball
- +Excellent sweet spot with no dead spots
- +Twist weight unheard of on an elongated paddle
- +Keeps a soft feel despite the power
- +The grittiest surface he has handled
- +Neck shape suits a two-handed backhand
Cons- –Trampoline launch punishes loose technique
- –Rules itself out for anyone who cannot handle high pop
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What reviewers agree on
- FeelSplit+1 praises it
- Keeps a soft feel despite the powerWhiskyDink
–1 criticizes it- Rules itself out if you dislike a soft hollow feelThePBTechDude
- Control+1 praises it
- Held up at the kitchen despite the powerJJ Pickleball
–2 criticize it- Pops balls up without the technique to manage itJJ Pickleball
- Wrong paddle for control or all-court playersJJ Pickleball
- Trampoline launch punishes loose techniqueWhiskyDink
- Other–3 criticize it
- Only one shape offeredThePBTechDude
- Not UPA approvedThePBTechDude
- Only one shape offeredJJ Pickleball
- Rules itself out for anyone who cannot handle high popWhiskyDink
- Power+3 praise it
- Very high power and pop everywhere on courtThePBTechDude
- Hits harder than most of the current marketJJ Pickleball
- Powerful, poppy and spins the ballWhiskyDink
- Sweet spot+3 praise it
- Standout sweet spotThePBTechDude
- Very stable for the shapeJJ Pickleball
- Excellent sweet spot with no dead spotsWhiskyDink
- Weight+3 praise it
- Swings like a hybrid despite the elongated shapeThePBTechDude
- Swings light for an elongated paddleJJ Pickleball
- Twist weight unheard of on an elongated paddleWhiskyDink
- Durability–2 criticize it
- Grit durability oversold; his wear test puts it mid-tierThePBTechDude
- CT imaging shows a gap between the foam layersThePBTechDude
- Spin fell off sooner than a premium grit shouldJJ Pickleball
- Forgiveness+2 praise it
- More stable than most elongated paddlesThePBTechDude
- Reads the same off-center as it does in the middleJJ Pickleball
- Handle+2 praise it
- Foam handle passes on more feedbackThePBTechDude
- Neck shape suits a two-handed backhandWhiskyDink
- Spin+1 praises it
- The grittiest surface he has handledWhiskyDink
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OverpricedA steal