Buyer guide
Doubles ends at the kitchen. These five paddles are built for the game that lives there.
Selkirk · Gen-2 · $250
If your game lives at the kitchen line and you'd rather dink 12 balls than attack one, this is the paddle. Control-leaning enough that hand-speed defense feels deliberate, not frantic.
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