Good fit if
- You prefer a descending power profile—more response on serves and drives, with less pop near the kitchen.
- Spin is a major part of your game.
- You want a budget-friendly paddle.
Spartus
Spartus Spitfire — Elongated · 16 mm
Play categoryHigh Power
Serve Power8.0Spin9.0Fan 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
- 8.0/10▲PowerUltra high
- Drive power
- 7.5/10High
- Pop
- 6.0/10Moderate
- Spin
- 9.0/10Excellent
Kitchen playModerateCompact-stroke response from Pop
- Soft
- Moderate
- Fast
- Extreme
- Weight in hand
- Moderate7.85 oz · BP 25.0 cm
- Hand speed
- DeliberateSW 116.0 · BP 25.0 cm
- Stability
- AvgTW 6.20 · Tuning can increase stability
- Feel
- NeutralSoft ↔ neutral ↔ stiff
- Sound
- HollowDense ↔ 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 prefer neutral or head-light handling instead of a head-heavy paddle.
- You prefer a wider face over the reach of an elongated shape.
Specifications
- Shape
- Elongated
- Static wt.
- 7.85 oz
- SW
- 116
- TW
- 6.2
- BP
- 25 cm
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Core
- EPP core
- Face layup
- Four-layer carbon fiber (QuadFiber) surface layup
- Generation
- Gen 4
- Width
- 7.5 in
Specifications
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Grip circumference
- 4.25 in
- Core material
- EPP core
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Face layup
- Four-layer carbon fiber (QuadFiber) surface layup
- Surface finish
- Grit-Infused Peel Ply
Independent perspectives
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