Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Franklin C45 Hayden Patriquin 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 39.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.149
- Punch volley speed
- 39 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 64.0%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.630
- Spin
- 2269 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 55.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.360
- Swing weight
- 119.25
- Swing weight percentile
- 85.2%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.945
- Twist weight
- 6.1
- Twist weight percentile
- 23.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.685
- Static weight
- 8.02 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 53.1%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.110
- Balance point
- 23.1 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 2.0%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.986
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.01 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 17.9%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.819
- Firepower
- 52/100
- Control score
- 49/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +2.1 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 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
- Punch volley rank
- #128 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics