CRBN TruFoam Waves Review: Elite Spin, Less Forgiveness

The CRBN TruFoam Waves fix Genesis's inconsistency issues but reduce forgiveness. Elite spin capability (99th-100th percentile) with serve speeds in 81st-87th percentiles. Premium pricing at $280 makes value questionable against alternatives.

Matt Khoury
Matt KhouryFounder, Matt's Pickleball
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How I measured this

Every number in this review is one I measured with my own equipment and instruments. Swing weight on a Briffidi SW1, twist weight on a Briffidi TWA2, static weight on a precision balance scale, serve speed and punch volley speed with a radar gun, spin from a high-speed camera at over 500 frames per second, surface roughness with a stylus roughness tester. It's the same setup for all 628 paddles I've measured.

1 TruFoam Waves: Swing weight 118.05 · Twist weight 5.85 · Spin 2,314 RPM · Static weight 7.92 oz · Serve speed 60.4 MPH · Punch volley speed 38.6 MPH

2 TruFoam Waves: Swing weight 110.6 · Twist weight 6.9 · Spin 2,390 RPM · Static weight 8.11 oz · Serve speed 60 MPH · Punch volley speed 38.9 MPH

3 TruFoam Waves: Swing weight 118.7 · Twist weight 6.7 · Spin 2,404 RPM · Static weight 8.26 oz · Serve speed 60.3 MPH · Punch volley speed 38.6 MPH

If a metric is missing above, that paddle hasn't been through that test yet. Full measurements for each paddle are on its paddle page. My method is written up on the methodology page, and every paddle I've measured is in the paddle data study.

How I test and measure paddles See the full paddle data study