CRBN⁴ TruFoam Barrage (Hybrid, AeroCurve)
US$229.99 at CRBN
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Weight7.9 oz
Core14 mm
Swingweight117–119
Specs
| Shape | Hybridbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 14 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.9 oz (224 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.35 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.75 inbrand |
| Grip | 4⅛ inbrand |
| Swingweight | 117–119high for a hybridbrand |
| Twistweight | 5.88low for a hybridbrand |
| Balance | 239 mmbrand |
| Core material | 100% TruFoam Floating Core |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
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, 7.9 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).
- 5.75 in handle. Room for a two-handed backhand: 5.4 in or longer is what Pickleball Effect recommends (Pickleball Effect, PickleballUS).
- High swingweight for a hybrid. More weight behind drives; the sources pair it with power (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- Low twistweight for a hybrid. Twists more on off-centre hits than most hybrids (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- 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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Similar paddles
Other hybrid paddles nearest in weight and core thickness.
- Hudef Mage Pro™ Gen2 Hybrid Pickleball Paddle (Kevlar)Hybrid · 14 mm · 7.8–8 oz · US$99.99
- Chorus Phoenix HXHybrid · 14 mm · 7.9 oz · US$49.99
- Gherkin NightshadeHybrid · 14 mm · 7.9 oz · US$125
- Holbrook Pro - Aero X [Hybrid]Hybrid · 14 mm · 7.7–8 oz · US$169.99
- Ronbus Ripple V2 R4.14Hybrid · 14 mm · 8 oz · US$140
- Spartus OlympusHybrid · 14 mm · 8 oz · US$199.99
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.