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Spitfire
Spins more: +126 RPM
Grit tested more durable: +1.2
Costs $54 less with code
Tide 14H
Quicker in hand: 3.1 lower swing weight
By the numbers.
Scores run 0 to 10. Measurement bars are relative to each other.
Spitfire
Tide 14H
Spin
RPM, lab average
2,390RPM
lab avg · 2 sourcesTop 10% of the database
2,264RPM
lab avg · 2 sources
Power
drives and serves
8.6/10
8.2/10
Pop
speed off the face on short swings
8.0/10
8.5/10
Control
stability and a calm face
8.5/10
8.1/10
Grit durability
how long the bite lasts
8.9/10
7.7/10
Swing weight
lower swings quicker
115.4
lab avg · 3 sources
112.3
lab avg · 4 sources
Twist weight
higher forgives mishits
6.11
lab avg · 3 sources
6.25
lab avg · 3 sources
Static weight
ounces on the scale
7.8oz
lab avg · 3 sources
8.1oz
lab avg · 4 sources
Power, Pop, Control and Grit durability are my scores on my 10-point scale. Every paddle starts from a default I compute from where its measurements land against the whole database, and I set the number myself once I've played the paddle. Power is drives and serves, Pop is speed off the face on short swings, Control is stability with a calm face, Grit durability is how long the bite lasts. Spin, swing weight, twist weight and static weight are raw measurements: “lab avg” averages the independent reviewer labs in my database (John Kew, Matt's Pickleball, Pickleball Studio, The Pickleball Blast), and “brand claims” is the manufacturer's published number. I don't own a bench rig, and I say so.
