Paddletek
PowerHybridUSAP approved2025Advanced
2025 hybrid power paddle from Paddletek, with a 13mm core and a stiff, hollow feel.
$250
Street price as of July 2026 — retailers move it.
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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.
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.
measured against your paddle — Paddletek Bantam GTO-C 12.7
The step up in this play style: quicker through the air · aimed at intermediates. Widebody shape, 16mm core.
Keeps the power character for less: less forgiving · aimed at intermediates. Elongated shape, 16mm core.
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The closest four in the catalog on shape, core, balance and measured character — not just the same brand.
measured against your paddle — Paddletek Bantam GTO-C 12.7
Reads almost the same in hand — a 1mm thicker core, a touch heavier.
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