Diadem Edge Flex Hybrid
US$249.95 at Diadem
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Weight8.28 oz
Core16 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Hybridbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 16 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.28 oz (235 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.5 inbrand |
| Handle | not published |
| Grip | 4⅛ inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | 235 mmbrand |
| Core material | Amplify BluCore |
| Face | Fused 18K Carbon |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Edge Flex Hybrid 16 |
Who it suits
- 16 mm core. Thicker cores feel softer and steadier; 16 mm is the core the sources suggest for newer players and most others today (Onix, Paddletek, Pickleball Effect).
- Midweight, 8.28 oz. Between Paddletek's lightweight (7.3 oz and under) and heavy (8.5 oz and over) classes: the range suggested for beginners and for sore arms (Paddletek).
- Hybrid. Between widebody and elongated; with a widebody, the shape to start with if you're undecided (Pickleball Effect).
- 4⅛ in grip. Grips of 4⅛ in or larger tend to need less squeezing (Pickleball Effect); if it's big for your hand, there's no making it smaller, so try before you buy.
Not published by Diadem: handle length, swingweight, twistweight. The finder never hides a paddle for a missing spec; it ranks it lower.
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Lab reviews
Independent labs measure swingweight, twistweight, power and spin; their data is theirs, so we link rather than copy it: Pickleball Effect · Pickleball Studio · John Kew.