FLiK F3 All-Court Paddle
US$99 at FLiK
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Weight8 oz
Core16 mm
Swingweight116.5
Specs
| Shape | Hybridbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 16 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8 oz (227 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.5 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.5 inbrand |
| Grip | 4.15 inbrand |
| Swingweight | 116.5high for a hybridbrand |
| Twistweight | 5.85low for a hybridbrand |
| Balance | 245 mmbrand |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | T700 Carbon Fiber |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as FLiK F3 Standard |
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 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).
- 5.5 in handle. Room for a two-handed backhand: 5.4 in or longer is what Pickleball Effect recommends (Pickleball Effect, PickleballUS).
- High swingweight for a hybrid. More weight behind drives; the sources pair it with power (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- Low twistweight for a hybrid. Twists more on off-centre hits than most hybrids (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- 4.15 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.
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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.