FLiK Falcon Standard SMH
US$95 at FLiK
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Weight8.15 oz
Core13 mm
Swingweight113.5
Specs
| Shape | Widebodybrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 13 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.15 oz (231 g)brand |
| Size | 16 × 8 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.5 inbrand |
| Grip | 4.15 inbrand |
| Swingweight | 113.5high for a widebodybrand |
| Twistweight | 6.55low for a widebodybrand |
| Balance | 239 mmbrand |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as FLIK Falcon |
Who it suits
- 13 mm core. A thinner core is livelier, the traditional pick for pop (Onix, Paddletek), though Pickleball Effect's 2026 analysis finds modern 16 mm paddles have lost little of it (Pickleball Effect).
- Midweight, 8.15 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).
- Widebody. The most forgiving shape and the best on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect): a good start 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 widebody. More weight behind drives; the sources pair it with power (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- Low twistweight for a widebody. Twists more on off-centre hits than most widebodys (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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Similar paddles
Other widebody paddles nearest in weight and core thickness.
- ProXR Sweet Spot Max 2Widebody · 13 mm · 8.2 oz · US$29.99
- Onix Vertex Pickleball PaddleWidebody · 12.7 mm · 8–8.4 oz · US$39.98
- Players Rogue2MAX Carbon (Maximum Face) Gel-CoreWidebody · 12.7 mm · 8.2 oz · US$124.99
- Players Rogue2MAX (Maximum Face) Gel-CoreWidebody · 12.7 mm · 8.1 oz · US$109.99
- GAMMA Fusion Power SW Pickleball PaddleWidebody · 13 mm · 8 oz · US$49.99
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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.