ProXR Zane Navratil "The Standard"
US$29.99 at ProXR
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Weight8.2 oz
Core14 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Widebodybrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 14 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.2 oz (232 g)brand |
| Size | 16 × 8 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.25 inbrand |
| Grip | 4 inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | PP Honeycomb |
| Face | T700 Raw Carbon |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Zane Navratil Carbon 14mm "The Standard" |
Who it suits
- 14 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, 8.2 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).
- 4 in grip. A smaller grip; between sizes, the sources say go smaller and build up with an overgrip (Pickleball Central, Paddletek).
Not published by ProXR: 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.