S Tier Paddles in 2024

These are the current paddles we consider on top of the game for a variety of reasons. Could be overall top peformance, best bang for your buck, etc.

	Double Black Diamond Control 16mm	Pro Line Energy	Luxx Control Air - Invikta	Flash 16mm	R3 Nova	Pro Line Energy S	R1 Nova	Luxx Control Air - Epic
Brand	SixZeroSee all paddles	Pickleball ApesSee all paddles	SelkirkSee all paddles	Vatic ProSee all paddles	RonbusSee all paddles	Pickleball ApesSee all paddles	RonbusSee all paddles	SelkirkSee all paddles
Price	$180|SixZero	$169.99|	$251.99|	$139.99|	$180|Ronbus	$169.99|	$180|Ronbus	$250|
USAPA Approved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Year Released	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Length	16.3	17	16.45	16.3	16.5	16.4	16.5	16
Width	7.6	7	7.5	7.7	7.5	7.6	7.5	7.9
Core Thickness	16	16.5	20	16	16	16.5	16	20
Core Material	Polymer Honeycomb	Narrow-cell Honeycomb Poly Core	Thikset Honeycomb	Optimized C7 Polymers	Polypropylene Honeycomb	Narrow-cell Honeycomb Poly Core	Polypropylene Honeycomb	Thikset Honeycomb
Facing Material	Japanese Toray 700K Raw Carbon	DuPont™ Kevlar® x Toray T700 Carbonfiber	Carbon Fiber	Raw TORAY T700 Carbon Fiber	Raw Toray T700 Carbon Fiber Textured	DuPont™ Kevlar® x Toray T700 Carbonfiber	Raw Toray T700 Carbon Fiber Textured	Florek Carbon Fiber
Weight (Low-High)	8.1 - 8.1	8 - 8.2	7.8 - 8.1	8 - 8.2	7.9 - 8.3	8 - 8.4	8 - 8.4	7.9 - 8.3
Handle Length	5.5	6.25	5.35	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.25
Handle Grip Circumference	4.1875	4.25	4.25	4.125	4.125	4.25	4.125	4.25
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