FLiK Falcon Hybrid SMH
US$95 at FLiK
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Weight8 oz
Core13 mm
Swingweight113.1
Specs
| Shape | Hybridbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 13 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8 oz (227 g)brand |
| Size | 16.25 × 7.75 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.5 inbrand |
| Grip | 4.15 inbrand |
| Swingweight | 113.1medium for a hybridbrand |
| Twistweight | 5.9low for a hybridbrand |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as FLIK Falcon |
Who it suits
- 13 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, 8 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).
- 5.5 in handle. Room for a two-handed backhand: 5.4 in or longer is what Pickleball Effect recommends (Pickleball Effect, PickleballUS).
- Medium swingweight for a hybrid. Quick hands at the net: the band the sources pair with control, and with newer players and sore arms (Pickleball.com, Paddletek, Pickleball Science).
- Low twistweight for a hybrid. Twists more on off-centre hits than most hybrids (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- 4.15 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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Other hybrid paddles nearest in weight and core thickness.
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- Players Rogue2Q Carbon (Quad Shape) Gel-CoreHybrid · 12.7 mm · 8.1 oz · US$124.99
- Players Rogue2Q (Quad Shape) Gel-CoreHybrid · 12.7 mm · 8.1 oz · US$109.99
- Paddletek Bantam GTO-CHybrid · 12.7 mm · 7.7–8.1 oz · US$199.99
- Ronbus Ripple V2 R4.14Hybrid · 14 mm · 8 oz · US$140
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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.