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Halo Control Max (2024 version)

ControlWidebodyUSAP approved2024Beginner

2024 widebody control paddle from SLK, with a 16mm core, a soft, dense feel and high spin.

$130

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.

SpinMediumLower range

How much bite the face puts on the ball.

PowerLowBottom fifth

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 speedVery highTop fifth of the catalog

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 +$149 vs this

The step up in this play style: more power · more spin. Same widebody shape, 16mm core.

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Value pick

Spartus Odyssey Apex

$90 −$40 vs this

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

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Similar paddles.

The closest six in the catalog on shape, core, balance and measured character — not just the same brand.

Onix Malice DB Open Throat 16mm $125 Control Yonex VCORE Midweight $139 Control Volair Mach 2 16 mm $140 Control SLK Halo Control Max $140 Control CRBN CRBN 2 Orignal (16 mm) $180 Control Vatic Pro Prism Bloom 16mm $100 Control