Orca Alto Sports Series Wood Pickleball Paddle - Starter Edition - 4 Pack
US$24.99 at Orca
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Weight—
Core10 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Hybridestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 10 mmbrand |
| Weight | not published |
| Size | 15.7 × 7.6 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.5 inbrand |
| Grip | not published |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
Who it suits
- 10 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).
- Hybrid (shape estimated from the paddle's width). 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).
Not published by Orca: weight, grip size, 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.