nico the lefty.Honest Pickleball Reviews

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Latest verdict · No. 1 overall · Best Value

Spartus Spitfire

The $99 paddle that outperforms the $333 ones.

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Best for Spin

People I trust have been telling me the 11SIX24 Power 2 line is special since it dropped, and I agreed the way you agree about a restaurant where you've only ever ordered the fries.

20+ hrs tested · $199.99 w/ code ·

Best for Power

Some paddles are for everybody. The MARK unMARKed 2026 is the opposite of that, and I think MARK knew it when they built it.

10+ hrs tested · $171 w/ code ·

Best Overall

I should tell you my bias up front: I'm a recovering power player. Gearbox Pro Power Elongated, then the Joola Perseus Mod TA-15. If it hit like a truck, I bought it.

11+ hrs tested · $187 w/ code ·

Best 14mm

I don't like 14mm paddles. Never have. The ball leaves the face before I've decided what I want to do with it, so I spend the whole session playing catch-up. When the Speedup Tide showed up in a 14mm

13+ hrs tested · $153 w/ code ·