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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.
ControlLowBottom fifth
Touch and placement — worked out from power, swing weight and the maker's play-style label, not a bench reading of its own.
ForgivenessVery highTop fifth of the catalog
How stable the head stays on an off-centre hit.
Hand speedHighUpper range
How quickly it moves in a hands battle at the kitchen.
Spin and power aren't shown here: this paddle hasn't been through the bench those two bands come from, and 156 of the 514 haven't. Nothing above is invented — where a row is worked out rather than measured, its note says so.
Where to go from here.
Same play style, a different trade-off — one steps up the measured performance, one protects your wallet. Add either to a head-to-head, or read it in full.
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Similar paddles.
The closest four in the catalog on shape, core, balance and measured character — not just the same brand.
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Now find somewhere to play
Paddle sorted? Here's where to use it.
Courts near you
205 Bay Area venues, mapped
Every court we track, with surface, hours, cost and how busy it gets — filtered down to the ones worth your drive.
