Welcome to Episode 1 of Paddle of the Week, a new series where I break down the paddles I actually played this week—no fluff, no sponsored spin. I tested a ton of paddles, and one clear standout earned the top spot: the Standout CF4. But there were some big surprises, including the CRBN TruFoam Genesis 2, Honolulu J2K+, and Vatic Pro Saga Bloom.

I go deep on performance, spin, swing weight, and control, and tell you which paddles are worth your time—and which ones need more tuning. This week also features first impressions of upcoming models like the Thrive Smoke, Pickleball Apes Pulse X, and Rev Zeus.

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Covered in this episode:

• Standout Pickleball CF4 (Paddle of the Week)

• CRBN TruFoam Genesis 2

• Honolulu Pickleball J2K+

• Mozi Stinger

• Diadem Icon Infinity Max

• Thrive Smoke

• Honolulu J2XK Pro

• Pickleball Apes Pulse X

• Rev Pickleball Zeus

• Franklin C45

• Mark Pickleball UnMARKeD

• Vatic Pro Saga Bloom

Let me know in the comments—what are you playing with right now? Want me to test something next? Drop it below.