Selkirk VANGUARD Power Air - S2 - Pickleball Paddle
US$100.99 at Selkirk
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Weight—
Core13 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 13 mmbrand |
| Weight | not published |
| Size | 15.75 × 8 inbrand |
| Handle | 4.38 inbrand |
| Grip | 4¼ inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | Hybrid Blend of Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Vanguard S2 Power |
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).
- Elongated. Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- 4.38 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: weight, 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.