Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Paddletek Bantam ESQ-C 14.3 Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The ESQ-C 14.3 combines the larger sweet spot of the ESQ line with the thicker core of the 14.3mm builds. The result is the most forgiving paddle in the Bantam lineup: softer feel on contact, more dwell on resets and dinks, and the widest tolerance for off-center hits in the line.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.3 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 51.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.406
- Punch volley speed
- 38.3 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 30.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.187
- Spin
- 2312 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 90.3%
- Spin z-score
- 0.835
- Swing weight
- 106.11
- Swing weight percentile
- 5.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.505
- Twist weight
- 7.04
- Twist weight percentile
- 85.7%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.128
- Static weight
- 7.74 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 8.2%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.300
- Balance point
- 23.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 12.7%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.053
- Firepower
- 41/100
- Control score
- 89/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 5/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.4 cm
- Core thickness
- 14.3 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.875 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 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
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #343 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics