Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
JANUARY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
CRBN 1 Trufoam Genesis Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The TFG1 was my first introduction to CRBN's foam line and it took some adjusting. The swing weight is high enough that my arm let me know after a couple sessions, and the elongated shape adds to the load.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 39.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.149
- Punch volley speed
- 38.3 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 30.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.187
- Spin
- 2302 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 86.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.724
- Swing weight
- 123.25
- Swing weight percentile
- 95.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.684
- Twist weight
- 6
- Twist weight percentile
- 15.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.878
- Static weight
- 8.24 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 90.6%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.212
- Balance point
- 24.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 77.8%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.809
- Firepower
- 35/100
- Control score
- 46/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.6 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
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #343 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics