Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JUNE 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Paddletek Bantam GTO-C 12.7 Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The GTO-C 12.7 is a throwback in the best way. It's cold-pressed Gen 1 carbon with no edge foam and no thermoforming, just a direct, immediate feel on contact.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.5 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 62.2%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.577
- Punch volley speed
- 38.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 40.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.163
- Spin
- 2214 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 32.5%
- Spin z-score
- -0.248
- Swing weight
- 114.65
- Swing weight percentile
- 52.5%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.087
- Twist weight
- 7.1
- Twist weight percentile
- 87.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.244
- Static weight
- 7.87 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 22.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.645
- Balance point
- 24.9 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 93.0%
- Balance point z-score
- 1.372
- Firepower
- 51/100
- Control score
- 73/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.3 cm
- Core thickness
- 12.7 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.75 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- PT-700 Unidirectional RAW Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Cold Layered
- Classification
- Gen 1
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #288 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics