Pickleball paddle tips, straight from the court.

Plain answers to the questions players ask before they pick a paddle.

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Foam or honeycomb, 14 mm or 16 mm and our paddle matchups.

CompareBlaze Blue vs Cherry Bomb

Both are Power paddles with the same thickness and a smooth Toray T800 carbon face. The core is the one change: foam or honeycomb.

Read the postGuides16 mm or 14 mm: how paddle thickness plays.

The 16 mm models give more power. The 14 mm models give more control.

Read the guideGuidesSmooth or 120 Grit: pick your face.

Five paddles come smooth or with a 120 Grit surface for extra spin.

Read the guideGuidesFoam or honeycomb: here's how they play.

We make both, so we explain both plainly.

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Planned posts, shown as cards once written: How to choose a pickleball paddle · Power pickleball paddles · Pickleball paddle care, and paddle construction.