Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JANUARY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Franklin C45 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The C45 is built around hand speed: light, fast through the air, and the punch volleys come off quick and clean. If your game is built on counters and quick exchanges at the kitchen, this works out of the box.
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Matt's Feel Profile
Soft + Hollowsoft, springy touch with a lively pocket
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.1 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 43.6%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.234
- Punch volley speed
- 38.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 40.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.163
- Spin
- 2252 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 46.1%
- Spin z-score
- 0.172
- Swing weight
- 106.25
- Swing weight percentile
- 5.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.479
- Twist weight
- 5.65
- Twist weight percentile
- 3.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.553
- Static weight
- 7.52 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 0.8%
- Static weight z-score
- -2.407
- Balance point
- 23.7 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 17.8%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.867
- Firepower
- 42/100
- Control score
- 57/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.1 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam Enhanced
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Feel stiffness
- 60/100
- Feel hollowness
- 68/100
- Feel profile
- Soft + Hollow
- Punch volley rank
- #288 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics