Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
DECEMBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Paddletek Bantam TKO-CX 12.7 Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 30.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.194
- Punch volley speed
- 39.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 75.6%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.747
- Spin
- 2268 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 55.3%
- Spin z-score
- 0.349
- Swing weight
- 112.8
- Swing weight percentile
- 38.9%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.258
- Twist weight
- 6.71
- Twist weight percentile
- 72.6%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.492
- Static weight
- 7.64 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 3.1%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.803
- Balance point
- 24.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 67.4%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.626
- Firepower
- 53/100
- Control score
- 75/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.5 cm
- Core thickness
- 12.7 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.25 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
- #89 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics