THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2025 · CURRENT
Selkirk SLK ERA Power
Selkirk's $200 Gen 3-style power paddle. Pickleball Effect called it a strong mix of power, stability and forgiveness out of the box and judged the one-year warranty worth the premium over 11SIX24. Selkirk later used it as the baseline for the Boomstik's power claims.
- List price
- $200
- Launched
- Jun 24, 2025date known to the day
- Build
- Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)
- Thickness
- 16mm
- Shapes
- Elongated · Widebody
- Pro
- Jack Sock, Catherine Parenteau, Rachel Rohrabacher, James Ignatowich
- Made in
- China
- Warranty
- 1-year warranty
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Jun 24, 2025 LAUNCH Launch: Jun 24. selkirk.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
Dynamic Fusion Core: polypropylene honeycomb with low-density EVA foam in the perimeter and handle, under a three-layer face blending fiberglass and T700 raw carbon. One-year warranty.
- 1polypropylene honeycomb
- 2low-density EVA foam in perimeter and handle
- Face
- three layers: fiberglass and T700 raw carbon
Construction per selkirk.com ↗
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLK ERA Power Elongated | elongated | 16.5 × 7.45 in | 5.75 in | 16 mm | 8.0 oz | 117 | 6.28 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| SLK ERA Power Widebody | widebody | 15.95 × 8 in | 5.6 in | 16 mm | 8.0 oz | 111 | 7.12 | pickleballeffect.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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