CRBN⁴ TruFoam Waves (Hybrid, AeroCurve)
US$199.99 at CRBN
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Weight7.9 oz
Core12 mm
Swingweight118–120
Specs
| Shape | Hybridbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 12 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.9 oz (224 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.35 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.75 inbrand |
| Grip | 4⅛ inbrand |
| Swingweight | 118–120very high for a hybridbrand |
| Twistweight | 5.88low for a hybridbrand |
| Balance | 246 mmbrand |
| Core material | 100% Foam |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
Who it suits
- 12 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- Gearbox GBX12 -Quad 12mm Pickleball PaddleHybrid · 12 mm · 7.6–8 oz · US$19.99
- Gearbox G12 - Quad 12mm Pickleball PaddleHybrid · 12 mm · 7.6–8 oz · US$34.99
- Paddletek Bantam GTO-CHybrid · 12.7 mm · 7.7–8.1 oz · US$199.99
- GRÜVN RAW-13H Pickleball Paddle - Green Stealth DesignHybrid · 13 mm · 7.9 oz · US$59
- ProKennex Black Ace OvationHybrid · 11 mm · 7.94 oz · US$100
- ProKennex Black Ace ProHybrid · 11 mm · 7.94 oz · US$250
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.