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Bantam ALW-C 14.3mm

Paddletek Bantam ALW-C 14.3mm. Specifications imported and pending verification.

PowerIntermediate

Performance profile

How these are calculated
Power40
Control60
Spin79
Forgiveness65
Swing weight index26

These are estimates, not measurements

We calculate these scores from the manufacturer's published specifications using a formula we publish in full. Nobody has swung this paddle on our behalf and nobody has put it on a swing weight machine. Treat them as a way to compare paddles consistently — not as lab data.

Full specifications

Full specifications for the Paddletek Bantam ALW-C 14.3mm
Core thickness14.3 mmManufacturer Spec
Face materialToray carbonManufacturer Spec
Core materialPolypropylene honeycombManufacturer Spec
ShapeWidebodyManufacturer Spec
Length15.9"Manufacturer Spec
Width8"Manufacturer Spec
Handle length5.25"Manufacturer Spec
Grip circumference4.25"Manufacturer Spec
Static weight7.77 ozManufacturer Spec
Swing weight index26/100Derived
Balance point20.6 cm from buttDerived
ThermoformedNoManufacturer Spec
Unibody handleNoManufacturer Spec
EdgelessNoManufacturer Spec
USAP approvedYes — listed Oct 2023Manufacturer Spec
Released2023Manufacturer Spec

Specs last verified against the manufacturer: not yet verified

Independent reviews

Aggregated reviewer score

Aggregated from 2 independent reviews · normalized to a common scale

68/100

  • Matt's Pickleball 5/5 → higher than 75% of paddles they've rated
  • STS Pickleball 8.9/10 average of 4 → higher than 61% of paddles they've rated

Measured by more than one reviewer

Averaged across sources · each reviewer's own figure shown below

  • Swing weight106.03 sources
    Pickleball Studio 103.0·Matt's Pickleball 110.1·STS Pickleball 105.0Sources disagree
  • Twist weight6.793 sources
    Pickleball Studio 6.56·Matt's Pickleball 7.10·STS Pickleball 6.70Sources disagree
  • Spin2,247 RPM2 sources
    Matt's Pickleball 2,192 RPM·STS Pickleball 2,301 RPM
Matt's PickleballJuly 27, 2026

5/5 their overall

85/100 control

46/100 firepower

Swing weight
110.1Low
Twist weight
7.10High
Spin
2,192 RPMAverage
Serve speed
60.2 mphAverage

Their readers: 5/5 from 2 ratings

STS PickleballJuly 28, 2026

8.8/10 power

8.8/10 control

8.8/10 pop

9.1/10 sweet spot

Swing weight
105.0Low
Twist weight
6.70Average
Spin
2,301 RPMHigh

Where these numbers come from

This site is an aggregate database. We test nothing and measure nothing ourselves. Every number above is a named source's published work, credited and linked back to the page it came from. Where 3 of them measured the same thing, we average it and show you every individual reading. The aggregated score is the combined judgment of the reviewers named above, never our opinion of the paddle. Reviewers' numbers never feed the derived estimates further up the page — those stay our own calculation from published specs. How we combine sources

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