Find the Right Construction in Three Answers
Skill level, play style and buying scenario are the three inputs that decide a paddle spec. Answer them below and get a face, core, thickness and weight recommendation you can take straight into a quote request.
Three steps to a buildable spec
Pick one option per step. The recommendation updates every time you change an answer, and nothing is submitted anywhere — this runs entirely in your browser.
Who is playing?
Skill level sets the baseline: beginners need forgiveness, competitors need specific performance traits.
How do they win points?
Play style pulls the spec toward power, touch or spin — it decides the face and core combination.
What is the purchase for?
The scenario does not change the construction — it changes how we quote it: sample, private label program or timed bulk delivery.
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- Face material
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- Core material
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- Core thickness
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- Weight band
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The recommendation is a starting filter based on construction logic, not a final spec. Face, core, thickness and weight can each be adjusted before sampling — the confirmed spec sheet and approved sample always govern. Unit pricing is quoted based on spec.
The same logic as a table
Prefer to read it, or need the mapping for a buying document? Here is the wizard's full decision table: skill level down the side, play style across the top.
| Skill Level | Power | Control | All-Court | Spin |
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| Beginner | All-Court Composite | Forgiving Starter | Forgiving Starter | Forgiving Starter |
| Improving / Intermediate | All-Court Composite | Control Carbon | All-Court Composite | Spin Hybrid |
| Competitive / Advanced | Power Carbon | Control Carbon | Control Carbon | Spin Hybrid |
Forgiving Starter
Fiberglass face, polypropylene honeycomb core, 14–14.5 mm, 7.4–7.8 oz. The largest effective sweet spot and the easiest swing weight in the range — built so new players learn the game instead of fighting their equipment.
All-Court Composite
Fiberglass or composite blend face, PP honeycomb core, 14–16 mm, 7.9–8.3 oz. Midweight balance between pop and placement — also the durability-first choice for club racks and rental fleets.
Control Carbon
Raw T700-grade carbon face, PP honeycomb core, 16 mm thick core, 7.8–8.2 oz. The thick core holds the ball longer at contact for touch and placement, and the raw carbon surface doubles as the best spin texture we produce.
Power Carbon
Raw carbon face, Nomex honeycomb core, 14 mm, 8.0–8.4 oz. The stiffer, thinner core returns more energy at contact — the configuration competitive power players tend to specify.
Spin Hybrid
Textured raw-carbon face, polymer foam core, 14–16 mm, 7.9–8.3 oz. Maximum surface grip on the ball with a softer, plusher feel than honeycomb — for players whose game lives on spin.
Any Cell Becomes a Spec Sheet
Every cell in the table maps to a concrete face, core, thickness and weight combination. Name the cell in your quote request, adjust any single variable, and we turn it into a buildable spec sheet.
Go deeper on selection
Four guides from our resources library that expand on exactly the questions this wizard asks.
Questions buyers ask about the recommendation
What if the wizard's recommendation differs from what your sales contact suggested?
The wizard is a starting filter based on construction logic, not a final verdict. Your sales contact may weigh factors the wizard cannot see — target price tier, certification needs, the retail category you sell into. When the two differ, both defer to the same authority: the confirmed spec sheet and the approved sample.
Can I change one variable, for example keep a carbon face but use a thinner core?
Yes. The wizard narrows you to a construction direction, not a locked formula. Face, core, thickness and weight can each be adjusted on the spec sheet, and a revised sample runs on the standard 7–12 business-day sampling window.
I am buying for a club with mixed skill levels. Which recommendation applies?
Anchor on the entry-level row. Club and facility paddles live or die on durability under shared use, so most programs run one or two durable constructions across the rack rather than a different spec for every player. Club orders can start from 200 units on a timed delivery.
Does the recommendation consider price?
It considers construction — the largest single driver of price. Face material grade, core and thickness, printing, packaging, order volume and certification needs then set the final number. We price by quote based on spec rather than publishing flat per-unit rates, because a price without a spec behind it is not a comparable number.
