Diadem
BluCore Standard 14mm
ControlElongatedUSAP approved2025Intermediate
2025 elongated control paddle from Diadem, with a 14mm core, a soft, dense feel and high spin.
$280
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.
Where to go from here.
Same play style, a different trade-off — one steps up the measured performance, one protects your wallet.
Prokennex Black Ace 16
$279 −$1 vs this
The step up in this play style: more power · more spin · more forgiving. Widebody shape, 16mm core.
See this paddle →Selkirk SLK Dauntless Widebody
$180 −$100 vs this
Keeps the control character for less: more power · more spin · more forgiving. Widebody shape, 16mm core.
See this paddle →Similar paddles.
The closest six in the catalog on shape, core, balance and measured character — not just the same brand.