THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2025 · CURRENT
CRBN TruFoam Waves (TFW1-TFW4)
Reviews were mixed. Pickleheads measured power near the Boomstik on clean contact and Matt's Pickleball recorded elite spin, but both described a narrow sweet spot; Pickleball Effect judged it a refined all-court paddle rather than the power step CRBN marketed. It showed how quickly the foam field had caught up with the brand that started it in January.
- List price
- $280
- Launched
- Sep 25, 2025date known to the day
- Build
- Full foam (Gen 4)
- Thickness
- 14mm
- Shapes
- Elongated (two handle lengths) · Widebody · Hybrid
- Made in
- China
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Sep 25, 2025 LAUNCH Launch: Sep 25. pickleballeffect.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
14mm all-foam core cut with wave-shaped channels instead of honeycomb, with a full fiberglass sheet between T700 raw carbon face layers.
- 1foam core with wave-pattern channels
- 2full fiberglass sheet
- Face
- T700 raw carbon fiber
Construction per pickleballeffect.com ↗
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFW1 | elongated | 16.5 × 7.35 in | 5.6 in | 14 mm | 7.9 oz | 119 | 5.93 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| TFW2 | widebody | — | 5.5 in | 14 mm | 8.12 oz | 112 | 7.02 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| TFW3 | elongated | — | 5.3 in | 14 mm | 8.18 oz | 119 | 6.61 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| TFW4 | hybrid | 16.2 × 7.8 in | 5.5 in | 14 mm | 8.0 oz | 112 | 6.68 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| CRBN2 TruFoam Waves (Square) | standard | 16 × 7.85 in | 5.5 in | 14 mm | 7.8-8.2 oz | 113 | 6.96 | crbnpickleball.com ↗ |
Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.
MEASURED BY THE LABS
The register does not re-measure paddles or copy a lab's numbers wholesale. Power, pop and spin belong to the people with the radar guns; go read them.
FIELD REPORTS · AFTER YOU BUY IT
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