Best pickleball paddles for doubles

Doubles is decided at the kitchen line, not the baseline. Hand speed, reset touch and a sweet spot that forgives a rushed block matter far more than raw drive velocity.

Criteria · 85+ maneuverability and 85+ touch, ranked by control.

#1Selkirk Labs Project Boomstik Widebody 1616 mm · standard · 8.2 oz · SW 98$33384#2Babolat BALLR+ 1616 mm · hybrid · 8.3 oz · SW 105$12081#3Gearbox GX2 Integra XL16 mm · hybrid · 8 oz · SW 105$17078#4Six Zero Quartz Control16 mm · standard · 7.9 oz · SW 108$19088#5Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro14.3 mm · standard · 7.9 oz · SW 100$15080#6Ronbus R1 Pulsar16 mm · elongated · 7.9 oz · SW 104$12084#7Six Zero Coral Hybrid 1616 mm · hybrid · 8.15 oz · SW 105$20083#8Six Zero Coral Pro Hybrid UPA-A16 mm · hybrid · 8.15 oz · SW 105$22081#9Engage Pursuit Pro1 6.0 Hybrid15.2 mm · hybrid · 8 oz · SW 103$11081#10JOOLA Hyperion C2 CFS 1616 mm · elongated · 7.9 oz · SW 109$12078