Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
FEBRUARY 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Selkirk SLK Dauntless Elongated 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Dauntless does the short game well. The foam core absorbs pace on aggressive drives so dinks and drops feel soft and controlled, and off-center hits stay in play.
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Retail Price
$150.00
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.8 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 17.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.888
- Punch volley speed
- 38.2 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 28.0%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.313
- Spin
- 2163 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 16.0%
- Spin z-score
- -0.818
- Swing weight
- 118.45
- Swing weight percentile
- 79.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.801
- Twist weight
- 6.65
- Twist weight percentile
- 67.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.379
- Static weight
- 7.89 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 27.6%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.538
- Balance point
- 25.7 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 99.7%
- Balance point z-score
- 2.868
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.71 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 33.8%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.382
- Firepower
- 23/100
- Control score
- 91/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 3/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Proprietary Foam Blend
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #364 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics