Best control pickleball paddles

Control is the single trait that separates players who win the soft game from players who hope. These paddles posted the highest control ratings in our testing, measured on dink depth consistency and reset success rate.

Criteria · Ranked by measured control rating across our 15-trait Paddle DNA test.

#1JOOLA Perseus CFS 1616 mm · hybrid · 8.2 oz · SW 116$24087#2Selkirk Luxx Control Air20 mm · hybrid · 8.4 oz · SW 119$25085#3Six Zero Double Black Diamond Control16 mm · widebody · 8.3 oz · SW 117$17088#4Selkirk SLK Halo Control16 mm · hybrid · 8.1 oz · SW 111$11983#5Paddletek Tempest Wave V316 mm · standard · 7.9 oz · SW 110$15083#6Engage Pursuit MX 6.016 mm · elongated · 8.3 oz · SW 118$22085#7CRBN TruFoam Genesis 214 mm · standard · 8.3 oz · SW 113$28088#8CRBN CRBN-2X Square16 mm · widebody · 8.3 oz · SW 117$22987#9JOOLA Essentials 1616 mm · standard · 7.9 oz · SW 108$8982#10Engage Encore Pro EX16 mm · standard · 7.8 oz · SW 105$13081