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TruFoam Barrage 4 14mm Hybrid

$279.99 Power +

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TruFoam Barrage 2 14mm Standard

$279.99 Power +

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CRBN TruFoam Barrage: 2 vs 4

CRBN TruFoam Barrage 2 vs Barrage 4: Widebody Stability or Hybrid Offense? The Barrage 2 and Barrage 4 are both 14mm Power+ paddles with identical 109.75 swing...

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JOOLA Hyperion Pro IV vs Perseus Pro V

JOOLA Hyperion Pro IV vs Perseus Pro V: Two Elongated JOOLA Personalities Both paddles are 16mm elongated JOOLA models with 5.5-inch handles, but their performa...

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Franklin C45 Dynasty: 14mm vs 16mm

Franklin C45 Dynasty Hayden Patriquin 14mm vs 16mm The C45 Dynasty Hayden Patriquin matchup gives players the same elongated concept in two core thicknesses. Th...

Franklin C45 Hayden Patriquin 14mm Elongated

Franklin C45 Hayden Patriquin 16mm Elongated

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Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro: Bloom vs Flash vs V7

Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro: Bloom vs Flash vs V7 The V-Sol Pro family uses three shapes to tune a high-performance platform: Bloom Standard, Flash Hybrid, and V7 Elong...

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Vatic Pro Prism family: Bloom vs Flash vs V7

Vatic Pro PRISM Family: Bloom vs Flash vs V7 The PRISM family gives players three distinct control-paddle geometries at the same price: Bloom 16mm Standard, Fla...

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CRBN 1X Power vs 3X Power

CRBN 1X Power vs 3X Power: Similar Name, Different Handling The 16mm CRBN 1X and 3X Power Series share the same price and control-oriented measured profile in t...

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Selkirk OMNI: Elongated vs Widebody

Selkirk OMNI Elongated vs Widebody: Reach or Forgiveness? The 16mm OMNI lineup makes the shape tradeoff unusually clear. Static weight is almost identical, so t...

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JOOLA Perseus Pro V vs Selkirk Project Boomstik

JOOLA Perseus Pro V vs Selkirk Project Boomstik: Premium Elongated Showdown These are two premium elongated paddles aimed at players who want modern performance...

Selkirk LABS Project Boomstik 16mm Standard

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JOOLA Perseus Pro V vs Scorpeus Pro V

JOOLA Perseus Pro V vs Scorpeus Pro V: Reach or Stability? The Perseus Pro V 16mm and Scorpeus Pro V 16mm represent two different ways to build an all-court pad...

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