Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
CRBN 1 TruFoam Waves Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The TFW1 fixes the random hot zones from the Genesis line. The full-face fiberglass makes contact more predictable, and the wave-channel core holds the ball a beat longer without unexpected springs.
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$279.99
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.4 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 54.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.492
- Punch volley speed
- 38.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 40.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.163
- Spin
- 2314 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 90.7%
- Spin z-score
- 0.857
- Swing weight
- 118.05
- Swing weight percentile
- 76.9%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.721
- Twist weight
- 5.85
- Twist weight percentile
- 8.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.167
- Static weight
- 7.92 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 32.9%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.394
- Balance point
- 24.7 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 84.9%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.999
- Firepower
- 47/100
- Control score
- 45/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Proprietary Foam Blend
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Cold Layered w/ 100% Foam Core
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #288 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics