Power, pop and swingweight only get interesting when they help you choose. Here is how I read the tradeoffs, what my court notes add, and which other paddles I would put beside each one.
Within the 2026 foam-core selection, the median serve pace is 59.2 mph for paddles at $130 or less (20 readings) and 59.3 mph at $200 or more (28 readings). That makes feel, setup, construction and surface life worth asking about before paying more just for pace.
Different paddles and shapes, not a controlled price experiment. Prices before codes.
Those are the stock foam-core medians. Pick the footprint, then compare how much swing effort and lateral stability you are actually getting.
I care about the bite that is left after real sessions. Fresh RPM is shown on every page. A retention result gets its own evidence label, and my break-in notes stay tied to the sample I played.
Read the surface evidence rules ↗Break-in stories, stock-versus-weighted corrections and the follow-up questions people actually asked. Read the buying lessons ↗
The preferred shape in the series review: elongated leverage with the same low-pop, high-dwell Jelly Bean 2 platform.
Open the full profile ↗HonoluluThe J6CR remains the reviewer's favorite. Its elongated configuration places the sweet spot slightly higher, creates a clear second gear, and becomes unusually stable with 3 g total at 3 and 9 o'clock.
Open the full profile ↗MARKA true elongated that moves far more like a hybrid. After break-in it became softer and dwellier while keeping an unusually explosive second gear.
Open the full profile ↗Vatic ProMore offensive than the V-SOL Pro without turning into a wild power paddle. The bigger story is EverGrit and whether production surfaces keep their bite over real court time.
Open the full profile ↗Start with a shape, feel or budget. This catalog holds foam-core paddles only, not honeycomb paddles with foam just around the perimeter.
From my reviews and replies: 62 profiles with added context ↗Try searching “soft dense”, “low pop” or “stiff hollow”. Related-family notes are labeled on each page.
86 paddle profiles
PPI model estimates come from measurements on a calibrated scale and are not personal scores. See the two scoring bases.
11SIX24
The reach-and-leverage side of Power 2.
My Power 2 series thoughts: longer-handle reach and drive leverage, with this shape's own readings.
PPI 74/100
11SIX24
Low pop is not the whole power story.
My series review: low pop, substantial dwell, and more full-swing offense after break-in.
PPI 83/100
11SIX24
Low pop is not the whole power story.
My series review: low pop, substantial dwell, and more full-swing offense after break-in.
PPI 86/100
11SIX24
Low pop is not the whole power story.
My series review: low pop, substantial dwell, and more full-swing offense after break-in.
PPI 82/100
11SIX24
Low pop is not the whole power story.
My series review: low pop, substantial dwell, and more full-swing offense after break-in.
PPI 84/100
11SIX24
The wider face is the reason to compare it.
My Power 2 shape-selection take: broad-face forgiveness and quick doubles handling; not automatically low pop.
PPI 80/100
11SIX24
The flat-top shape I preferred in Power 2.
My Power 2 shape pick; keep prototype and production setup numbers separate.
PPI 78/100
11SIX24
Crisp counters, with room to tune.
My replies favor Vapor as the Power 2 middle ground for hands, reach and light tuning.
PPI 77/100
Chorus
A little more margin on mishits.
Shape guidance from my CODA Harmony Grit H notes →
PPI model estimate 77/100
Chorus
Lower pop, but not short of swing-on-demand offense.
My reply noted softer feel and more dwell around 7–8 hours on that sample.
PPI 81/100
Chorus
Mass behind the ball.
Shape guidance from my CODA Harmony Grit H notes →
PPI model estimate 84/100
Chorus
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 77/100
Element 6
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 74/100
Element 6
The short swing does more.
PPI not scored yet
Enhance
A little more margin on mishits.
PPI model estimate 80/100
Enhance
Mass behind the ball.
PPI model estimate 77/100
Enhance
Offense with a contact tax.
PPI model estimate 75/100
Enhance
Reach, with a grit result I cannot ignore.
Shorter Elongated comparison: significant grit wear on my sample by 7–8 hours.
PPI 80/100
Enhance
More easy offense, without adding a gram.
20+ hours: easy offense, soft/hollow after break-in and no added weight needed on my Hybrid.
PPI 84/100
Enhance
The firmer answer, not simply the runner-up.
PPI 74/100
Enhance
The short swing does more.
Shape guidance from my Turbo EPP Elongated notes →
PPI model estimate 76/100
Enhance
Look at the whole setup.
Shape guidance from my Turbo EPP Elongated notes →
PPI model estimate 80/100
Enhance
Reach and a hollow response, with stock setup worth trying.
Try the stock setup before adding weight. This is the original MPP surface, not ArmorGrit.
PPI 77/100
Enhance
The MPP middle ground, with less swingweight than the elongated.
Try the stock setup before adding weight. This is the original MPP surface, not ArmorGrit.
PPI 78/100
Enhance
The broader MPP face, with the strongest twistweight here.
Try the stock setup before adding weight. This is the original MPP surface, not ArmorGrit.
PPI 84/100
Friday
Timing matters here.
PPI model estimate 74/100
Friday
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 75/100
Friday
Look at the whole setup.
PPI model estimate 73/100
Friday
Mass behind the ball.
PPI model estimate 77/100
Friday
Look at the whole setup.
PPI model estimate 78/100
Friday
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 78/100
Holbrook
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 72/100
Holbrook
Timing matters here.
PPI model estimate 71/100
Holbrook
Timing matters here.
PPI model estimate 73/100
Holbrook
Mass behind the ball.
PPI model estimate 78/100
Honolulu
Quick hands, steady face.
PPI model estimate 78/100
Honolulu
The CR I would start with for doubles speed.
My CR comparison: quicker positioning and recovery than the elongated J6CR.
PPI 85/100
Honolulu
Quick hands, steady face.
PPI model estimate 78/100
Honolulu
Handle room, but not my finished stock setup.
My long-handle review calls for an initial 3 g total at the sides.
PPI 78/100
Honolulu
The forgiveness pick without giving up offense.
My CR review's forgiveness pick; the widest shape was not the lowest-offense choice.
PPI 87/100
Honolulu
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 72/100
Honolulu
The higher-face contact I keep coming back to.
My CR preference: higher-face contact and fuller-swing offense, not plush feel.
PPI 84/100
Honolulu
Mass behind the ball.
PPI model estimate 75/100
Honolulu
Mass behind the ball.
PPI model estimate 79/100
MARK
Timing matters here.
PPI model estimate 73/100
MARK
Soft contact, then a very different second gear.
My reply clarified that the roughly 117 SW example included 3 g per side, not stock.
PPI 85/100
Maverix
Quick hands, steady face.
PPI model estimate 77/100
Neonic
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 74/100
Neonic
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 70/100
Pakle
Check the batch, and do not confuse it with Hybrid-W.
PPI 83/100
Pakle
Check the batch, and do not confuse it with Hybrid-W.
PPI not scored yet
Pakle
The calmer Fuse is the more complete one for me.
15+ hours on the newer Hybrid-W: calmer short game, more uniform contact and power when I accelerate.
PPI 79/100
Ronbus
Look at the whole setup.
PPI model estimate 80/100
Ronbus
A little more margin on mishits.
PPI model estimate 74/100
Ronbus
Look at the whole setup.
PPI model estimate 76/100
Ronbus
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 74/100
Ronbus
Timing matters here.
PPI model estimate 79/100
Ronbus
Offense with a contact tax.
PPI model estimate 75/100
Ronbus
Timing matters here.
PPI model estimate 75/100
RPM
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 69/100
RPM
Look at the whole setup.
PPI model estimate 73/100
RPM
Timing matters here.
PPI model estimate 74/100
RPM
A quicker starting point.
PPI not scored yet
RPM
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 77/100
RPM
Look at the whole setup.
PPI model estimate 79/100
Six Zero
A soft-dense attacker that still asks for clean contact.
My Rough Hybrid review: more offense than Coral Pro, but less lateral margin.
PPI 77/100
Six Zero
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 75/100
Six Zero
A quicker starting point.
Shape guidance from my Coral Pro Hybrid notes →
PPI model estimate 75/100
Six Zero
The complete soft-dense option, not maximum rebound.
My Hybrid comparison favors its predictable face over chasing the most free pop.
PPI 79/100
Six Zero
A little more margin on mishits.
Shape guidance from my Coral Pro Hybrid notes →
PPI model estimate 83/100
Spartus
Mass behind the ball.
Shape guidance from my P1 Hybrid notes →
PPI model estimate 75/100
Spartus
Firm and dense is a different feel from hollow.
PPI 79/100
Spartus
Mass behind the ball.
Shape guidance from my P1 Hybrid notes →
PPI model estimate 79/100
Spartus
Calmer rebound, with a balance question.
My replies: easy resets and low pop; test the head-heavy balance before buying.
PPI 81/100
Spartus
A lively widebody that already works stock.
Quick and stable stock, with a livelier rebound. My timing preference still favors hybrids and elongated paddles.
PPI 87/100
Thrive
The heavier ball asks for earlier preparation.
My flat-top review trades some recovery speed for leverage and plow-through.
PPI 76/100
Thrive
Elongated reach without buying the heaviest swing.
My ARC review prioritizes hands and placement; flat top prioritizes plow-through.
PPI 77/100
Thrive
The familiar-feeling foam route to more offense.
My reply put its break-in around four hours; that is a sample checkpoint, not a promise.
PPI 80/100
Thrive
A quicker starting point.
Shape guidance from my Ignite Elongated notes →
PPI not scored yet
Thrive
The short swing does more.
PPI model estimate 75/100
Thrive
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 74/100
Thrive
A little more margin on mishits.
PPI model estimate 80/100
Vatic Pro
Mass behind the ball.
Shape guidance from my V-SOL Tour Flash SH notes →
PPI model estimate 81/100
Vatic Pro
A driving option, with shorter court-time evidence.
PPI 75/100
Vatic Pro
A stock-ready feel, not just a value number.
My replies: plays well stock, dense rather than hollow, and softens after sessions.
PPI 86/100
Volair
A much better hybrid once I build the stability.
My 20+ hour weighted review: better stability, a bigger usable sweet spot and a softer settled response.
PPI 79/100
No foam paddles match those choices. Clear a filter, or check the other constructions below.
Foam around a honeycomb perimeter is not the same thing as a foam core. If the description does not establish the core construction, it stays unconfirmed here; a generation number alone is not enough.
12 paddle profiles
foam-assisted honeycomb
Franklin
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 66/100
foam-assisted honeycomb
Franklin
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 73/100
foam-assisted honeycomb
Franklin
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 75/100
foam-assisted honeycomb
Franklin
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 70/100
foam-assisted honeycomb
Friday
Mass behind the ball.
PPI model estimate 75/100
other / construction unconfirmed
Friday
The short swing does more.
PPI model estimate 79/100
foam-assisted honeycomb
Friday
Mass behind the ball.
PPI model estimate 81/100
other / construction unconfirmed
RPM
A quicker starting point.
PPI model estimate 74/100
other / construction unconfirmed
RPM
Mass behind the ball.
PPI model estimate 75/100
other / construction unconfirmed
RPM
The short swing does more.
PPI not scored yet
other / construction unconfirmed
RPM
The short swing does more.
PPI not scored yet
foam-assisted honeycomb
Thrive
The short swing does more.
PPI model estimate 78/100
No paddles match those choices.
