1
22
Power
82
Control
85
Spin
68
Forgive
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Ranked from the database by our derived indices — not by who pays the most commission.
Best for control
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34
Power
76
Control
85
Spin
70
Forgive
3
41
Power
75
Control
85
Spin
72
Forgive
Best for power
See all1
97
Power
37
Control
97
Spin
39
Forgive
2
97
Power
36
Control
97
Spin
38
Forgive
3
96
Power
36
Control
97
Spin
36
Forgive
Best under $150
See all1
41
Power
75
Control
85
Spin
71
Forgive
2
41
Power
75
Control
85
Spin
72
Forgive
3
39
Power
73
Control
85
Spin
70
Forgive
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Every number is labelled with where it came from.
Most paddle sites blur three very different things together: what the manufacturer claims, what someone calculated, and what somebody actually measured. We tag all three separately, on every stat, on every page.
Our performance indices are derived estimates computed from published specifications by a formula we publish in full. They are not lab measurements, and we don't pretend otherwise. Where a number would imply precision we haven't earned — swing weight especially — we publish a relative index rather than a fake absolute figure.
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Calculated by us from published specs. An estimate.
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Aggregated from verified owner submissions.
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Physically measured in-house on a real sample.
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