Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
FEBRUARY 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
CRBN TruFoam Barrage 2 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Barrage 2 Standard delivers the same reactive TruFoam performance in a more stable, forgiving widebody platform. It maintains the series’ signature quick rebound and strong spin production but adds higher torsional stability, making off-center shots more predictable and resets easier to manage under pressure.
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Matt's Feel Profile
Stiff + Densesolid, boardy response with fast energy return
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.5 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 62.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.573
- Punch volley speed
- 38.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 55.5%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.506
- Spin
- 2310 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 89.2%
- Spin z-score
- 0.788
- Swing weight
- 109.75
- Swing weight percentile
- 18.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.823
- Twist weight
- 7.05
- Twist weight percentile
- 85.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.153
- Static weight
- 7.99 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 45.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.034
- Balance point
- 24.2 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 45.4%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.062
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 7.89 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 67.6%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- 0.388
- Firepower
- 59/100
- Control score
- 71/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.9 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 7.875 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- EPP Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Cold Layered w/ 100% Foam Core
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Feel stiffness
- 28/100
- Feel hollowness
- 22/100
- Feel profile
- Stiff + Dense
- Punch volley rank
- #193 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics