Bread & Butter
Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated
A full-foam power paddle at roughly a hundred dollars under the comparable CRBN and JOOLA builds. The fiberglass middle layer is what produces the pop; the foam is what stops that pop turning brittle.
- Core
- 16 mm
- Weight
- 8.3 oz
- Swing wt
- 118
- Twist wt
- 6.2
- Shape
- elongated
- Surface
- Carbon–fiberglass–carbon face
- Grip
- 5.5 in
- Released
- 2026
Pros
- Foam-core power at a mid-tier price
- Strong drive output
- Long handle for two-handers
Cons
- Elongated face is the least forgiving of the three shapes
- Frequently sold as a pre-order
Paddle DNA™ — all 15 traits
Every trait normalised 0-100 against the full database, so these numbers mean the same thing on any paddle page. How we measure →
Key attributes
DNA match — paddles within 5% of the Loco 16mm Elongated
Our similarity engine ranks the whole database by average DNA deviation. Tighten or widen the band to see how far you have to travel to save money or gain a trait.
Paddle DNA™ match
Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated
IQ 81.4 · $180
5 paddles within 5% of the Loco 16mm Elongated
Ranked by DNA deviation
- +5 spin-4 pop+4 touch+4 softness
+5 spin · -4 pop · Higher IQ score (83.4 vs 81.4)
- -14 softness+8 twist weight-4 swing weight-3 power
+8 twist weight · -14 softness · Higher IQ score (81.7 vs 81.4)
- +7 forgiveness+7 twist weight+6 sweet spot+5 maneuverability
+7 forgiveness · -5 swing weight · Higher IQ score (84.1 vs 81.4)
- -20 softness-5 sweet spot+4 spin-4 touch
+4 spin · -20 softness
- +10 twist weight+8 forgiveness+7 sweet spot+6 touch
+10 twist weight · -5 pop · Higher IQ score (85.9 vs 81.4)
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Competitive-circuit brand that built its reputation on power paddles, then priced a full-foam flagship — the Loco — roughly $100 under the comparable JOOLA and CRBN builds.