Volair Shift HYB Pickleball Paddle 14mm – SpongeBob SquarePants
US$89.99 at Volair
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Weight8.1 oz
Core14 mm
Swingweight116
Specs
| Shape | Hybridbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 14 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.1 oz (230 g)brand |
| Size | 16.25 × 7.75 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.6 inbrand |
| Grip | 4⅛ inbrand |
| Swingweight | 116medium for a hybridbrand |
| Twistweight | 6.67medium for a hybridbrand |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | Full Foam Floating Core with Patent Pending Engineered Flex |
| Face | T700 Carbon Fiber |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Shift HYB 14mm |
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, 8.1 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).
- Hybrid. Between widebody and elongated; with a widebody, the shape to start with if you're undecided (Pickleball Effect).
- 5.6 in handle. Room for a two-handed backhand: 5.4 in or longer is what Pickleball Effect recommends (Pickleball Effect, PickleballUS).
- Medium swingweight for a hybrid. Quick hands at the net: the band the sources pair with control, and with newer players and sore arms (Pickleball.com, Paddletek, Pickleball Science).
- Medium twistweight for a hybrid. Typical stability for the shape (Pickleball.com).
- 4⅛ 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.
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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.