Good fit if
- You prefer a descending power profile—more response on serves and drives, with less pop near the kitchen.
- You want fast hands during kitchen exchanges.
- You want a budget-friendly paddle.
Friday
Friday Aura — Hybrid · 16 mm
Play categoryHigh Power
Serve Power8.8Drive Power8.1Spin8.0Fast HandsSW 110.5Fan Fave
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
- 8.8/10▲PowerUltra high
- Drive power
- 8.1/10Ultra high
- Pop
- 6.0/10Moderate
- Spin
- 8.0/10Very good
Kitchen playModerateCompact-stroke response from Pop
- Soft
- Moderate
- Fast
- Extreme
- Weight in hand
- Moderate7.85 oz · BP 24.2 cm
- Hand speed
- BalancedSW 110.5 · BP 24.2 cm
- Stability
- Below AvgTW 6.10 · 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.
Specifications
- Shape
- Hybrid · Aero top
- Static wt.
- 7.85 oz
- SW
- 110.5
- TW
- 6.1
- BP
- 24.2 cm
- Length
- 16.38 in
- Core
- EPP core
- Face layup
- Carbon Fiber / Fiberglass surface layup
- Generation
- Gen 4
- Width
- 7.63 in
Specifications
- Shape
- Hybrid · Aero top
- Length
- 16.38 in
- Width
- 7.63 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Grip circumference
- 4.25 in
- Core material
- EPP core
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Face layup
- Carbon Fiber / Fiberglass surface layup
- Surface finish
- Unknown / Pending Review