Good fit if
- You prefer a descending power profile—more response on serves and drives, with less pop near the kitchen.
- You want a budget-friendly paddle.
- You use topspin, slice, or shaped shots.
Friday
Friday Aura · Elongated — Elongated · 16 mm
Play categoryHigh Power
Serve Power9.6Drive Power8.7Spin8.0
Compare verified construction, feel, power, pop, spin, swingweight, twistweight, balance, and handling to understand how this paddle may help improve your game.
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Performance, handling, and feel
What this paddle gives you
How it playsStandardized estimate
- Serve power
- 9.6/10▲PowerUltra high
- Drive power
- 8.7/10Ultra high
- Pop
- 6.0/10Moderate
- Spin
- 8.0/10Very good
Kitchen playModerateCompact-stroke response from Pop
- Soft
- Moderate
- Fast
- Extreme
- Weight in hand
- Heavy8.10 oz · BP 24.6 cm
- Hand speed
- DeliberateSW 116.0 · BP 24.6 cm
- Stability
- Below AvgTW 5.85 · Tuning can improve
- Feel
- Slightly SoftSoft ↔ neutral ↔ stiff
- Sound
- Slightly DenseDense ↔ neutral ↔ hollow
The provisional Calmer Kitchen Play badge appears when the lower of Serve and Drive Power exceeds Pop by at least 1.5 points. It identifies separation between full-swing output and compact-stroke response; it is not a laboratory control score. A true passive-block measurement will appear only after ImpactTune completes its own controlled stationary-paddle testing.
Who this paddle may suit
Avoid if
- You do not want to add weight for stability; off-center hits may twist the stock paddle more.
- You prefer a firm, crisp response.
- You prefer a wider face over the reach of an elongated shape.
Specifications
- Shape
- Elongated
- Static wt.
- 8.1 oz
- SW
- 116
- TW
- 5.85
- BP
- 24.6 cm
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Core
- EPP core
- Face layup
- Carbon Fiber / Fiberglass surface layup
- Generation
- Gen 4
- Width
- 7.38 in
Specifications
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.38 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Grip circumference
- 4.125 in
- Core material
- EPP core
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Face layup
- Carbon Fiber / Fiberglass surface layup
- Surface finish
- Raw Carbon Peel Ply