Paddle of the Week Ep. 10, Evolving Control: Selkirk LUXX 2.0, Project 008 Foam Cores & Franklin’s C45 Dynasty Line

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 599 paddles I've measured.

LUXX Control Air Epic 20mm: Swing weight 111.75 · Twist weight 6.4 · Spin 2,265 RPM · Static weight 7.98 oz · Serve speed 58.3 MPH · Punch volley speed 35.7 MPH

LUXX Control Air Invikta 20mm: Swing weight 116.45 · Twist weight 5.85 · Spin 2,261 RPM · Static weight 8.01 oz · Serve speed 57.9 MPH · Punch volley speed 35.8 MPH

Project 008 Epic 13mm: Swing weight 110.9 · Twist weight 5.95 · Spin 2,289 RPM · Static weight 7.76 oz · Serve speed 58.4 MPH · Punch volley speed 38.1 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