Paddletek Bantam EXL-C
US$199.99 at Paddletek
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Weight7.6–8 oz
Core12.7 mm
Swingweight103.4
Specs
| Shape | Widebodybrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 12.7 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.6–8 oz (215–227 g)brand |
| Size | 15.62 × 7.75 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.25 inbrand |
| Grip | not published |
| Swingweight | 103.4low for a widebodybrand |
| Twistweight | 6.51low for a widebodybrand |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
Who it suits
- 12.7 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, 7.6–8 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).
- Widebody. The most forgiving shape and the best on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect): a good start if you're undecided (Pickleball Effect).
- 5.25 in handle. Just long enough for two hands; PickleballUS puts the minimum at 5.25 in (PickleballUS).
- Low swingweight for a widebody. Quick hands at the net: the band the sources pair with control, and with newer players and sore arms (Pickleball.com, Paddletek, Pickleball Science).
- Low twistweight for a widebody. Twists more on off-centre hits than most widebodys (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
Not published by Paddletek: grip size. The finder never hides a paddle for a missing spec; it ranks it lower.
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- Booma Ensemble Pickleball 2 JoueursWidebody · 13 mm · 7.5–8 oz · US$109.99
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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.