Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
MAY 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Dunlop CR-THREE v1.0 15mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The CR-THREE is Dunlop's all-court paddle, a $229.99 Gen-3 hybrid foam-core widebody with a carbon fiber face at 15mm. The core is polypropylene honeycomb with foam injected into the cells, so it sits between the quick pop of a full-foam paddle and the connected feel of straight honeycomb.
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All measurements
- Swing weight
- 108
- Swing weight percentile
- 11.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.150
- Twist weight
- 6.55
- Twist weight percentile
- 59.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.186
- Static weight
- 7.84 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 19.8%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.790
- Balance point
- 24.1 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 38.9%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.125
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 5.37 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 7.5%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -1.264
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 3/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.8 cm
- Core thickness
- 15 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 7.825 in
- Handle length
- 5.375 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam Enhanced
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Gen-3 Foam Enhanced
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics