THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2026 · CURRENT
Wilson Strikefoam series
The legacy racquet house goes full foam. MyPickleList: a step in the right direction, not yet competitive with the best.
- List price
- $229 – $249
- Launched
- Q1 · exact date unverified, 2026date known to the quarter
- Build
- Full foam (Gen 4)
- Thickness
- 13 / 16mm
- Shapes
- Blaze SF Pro 13 · Cadence SF Pro 16 · Blaze SF Tour 16
photos and colorways at wilson.com ↗ its row on the 2026 calendar
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Mar 22, 2026 LAUNCH MyPickleBlog reviewed the three-paddle Strikefoam series: Blaze SF Pro 13 ($229), Cadence SF Pro 16 ($229) and Blaze SF Tour 16 ($249). mypicklelist.com ↗
- Sep 21, 2026 PRICE Pickleball Warehouse lists the Blaze Strikefoam Tour 16 on sale at $94.50 (observed on this date). pickleballwarehouse.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
Solid full-foam Strikefoam core under raw carbon.
- 1StrikeFoam solid foam core (no honeycomb)
- 2Thermoformed Edge: carbon fiber wrapped around the perimeter
- Face
- raw carbon fiber (Blaze SF Tour 16); raw carbon over a fiberglass base (Blaze SF Pro 13)
- Edge
- thermoformed carbon-wrapped edge with edge guard
- Colorways
- Black
Construction per racquetpoint.com ↗
USAP approval was confirmed only for the Blaze SF Tour 16 via a retailer listing; wilson.com blocked automated access so brand-page specs for the Pro 13 and Cadence could not be read. No measured swingweight/twistweight from the major labs was found. Cadence product page: https://www.wilson.com/en-us/product/cadence-sf-pro-16-wr20590.
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze SF Pro 13 | elongated | — | — | 13 mm | 8.31 (reviewer sample) oz | — | — | mypicklelist.com ↗ |
| Blaze SF Tour 16 | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5 in | 16 mm | 8.1 oz | — | — | pickleballwarehouse.com ↗ |
| Cadence SF Pro 16 | widebody | — | — | 16 mm | 8.43 (reviewer sample) oz | — | — | mypicklelist.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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