Volair
V.1F WB
ControlWidebodyUSAP approved2025Beginner
2025 widebody control paddle from Volair, with a 16mm core, a soft, dense feel and very high spin.
$199
Street price as of July 2026 — retailers move it.
This is an affiliate link — we may earn a commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you. It never changes which paddles appear here or how they're described. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. How this works.
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 +$80 vs this
The step up in this play style: more power · quicker through the air. Same widebody shape, 16mm core.
See this paddle →Neonic Flare Titanium 16mm
$150 −$49 vs this
Keeps the control character for less: slower through the air. Same 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.