Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
CRBN 3 TruFoam Waves Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The TFW3 is the Elongated shape in the Waves line where off-center hits stay more playable. The higher twist weight is why: you get reach for baseline drives and serves without the unforgiving sweet spot of the TFW1.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.3 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 50.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.401
- Punch volley speed
- 38.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 39.9%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.155
- Spin
- 2404 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 97.5%
- Spin z-score
- 1.815
- Swing weight
- 118.7
- Swing weight percentile
- 81.9%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.848
- Twist weight
- 6.7
- Twist weight percentile
- 70.2%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.476
- Static weight
- 8.26 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 92.7%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.327
- Balance point
- 24.4 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 58.0%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.436
- Firepower
- 45/100
- Control score
- 75/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.1 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 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
- #293 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics