Aireo Falcon Pro-O16
US$79 at Aireo
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Weight8.1 oz
Core16 mm
Swingweight121.5
Specs
| Shape | Hybridbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 16 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.1 oz (230 g)brand |
| Size | 16.45 × 7.48 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.38 inbrand |
| Grip | 4.13 inbrand |
| Swingweight | 121.5very high for a hybridbrand |
| Twistweight | 6.3low for a hybridbrand |
| Balance | 234 mmbrand |
| Core material | Polypropylene Core |
| Face | Raw Toray T700 Carbon Fiber |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Falcon Pro-O16 |
Who it suits
- 16 mm core. Thicker cores feel softer and steadier; 16 mm is the core the sources suggest for newer players and most others today (Onix, Paddletek, 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).
- 5.38 in handle. Just long enough for two hands; PickleballUS puts the minimum at 5.25 in (PickleballUS).
- Very high swingweight for a hybrid. A power paddle; the finder hides this band for players with arm trouble (Pickleball.com, Pickleball Effect).
- Low twistweight for a hybrid. Twists more on off-centre hits than most hybrids (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- 4.13 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.