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Bread & Butter

Filth Hybrid

ControlHybridUSAP approved2025Beginner

2025 hybrid control paddle from Bread & Butter, with a 16mm core, a neutral feel and medium spin.

$165

Street price as of July 2026 — retailers move it.

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Measured performance.

Where this paddle sits against the 514 we track. We describe the band it lands in rather than publishing the underlying lab figures — those are licensed, and the bands are the part we can share.

SpinLowBottom fifth

How much bite the face puts on the ball.

PowerMediumLower range

Ball speed off the face on a full swing.

ControlVery highTop fifth of the catalog

Touch and placement — worked out from power, swing weight and the maker's play-style label, not a bench reading of its own.

ForgivenessVery highUpper range

How stable the head stays on an off-centre hit.

Hand speedHighUpper range

How quickly it moves in a hands battle at the kitchen.

Where to go from here.

Same play style, a different trade-off — one steps up the measured performance, one protects your wallet.

Top pick

Prokennex Black Ace 16

$279 +$114 vs this

The step up in this play style: more spin · quicker through the air. Widebody shape, 16mm core.

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Value pick

Spartus Odyssey Apex

$90 −$75 vs this

Keeps the control character for less: less power · more spin · less forgiving. Same hybrid shape, 16mm core.

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