Orca Strato Tournament Series Fiberglass Pickleball Paddle - Power Edition
US$29.99 at Orca
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Weight7.5 oz
Core10.3 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Widebodyestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 10.3 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.5 oz (213 g)brand |
| Size | 15.75 × 8 inbrand |
| Handle | 4.75 inbrand |
| Grip | not published |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | Fiberglass |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
Who it suits
- 10.3 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, 7.5 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 (shape estimated from the paddle's width). The most forgiving shape and the best on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect): a good start if you're undecided (Pickleball Effect).
- 4.75 in handle. Short for a two-handed backhand (PickleballUS); a shorter handle leaves more of the paddle for the face (PickleballUS, Pickleball Effect).
Not published by Orca: 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.