SLK by Selkirk x Dude Perfect Trickshot - Pickleball Paddle
US$60 at Selkirk
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Weight7.7–8.2 oz
Core13 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 13 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.7–8.2 oz (218–232 g)brand |
| Size | 15.7 × 7.85 inbrand |
| Handle | 4.85 inbrand |
| Grip | 4¼ inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | 13mm SX4 Polymer Core |
| Face | G4 FiberFlex |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
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, 7.7–8.2 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).
- Elongated. Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- 4.85 in handle. Short for a two-handed backhand (PickleballUS); a shorter handle leaves more of the paddle for the face (PickleballUS, Pickleball Effect).
- 4¼ 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.
Not published by Selkirk: 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.