Glider PP · Cannon carbon · Pro 4 Inferno MPP foam · Tornazo PEBAZ · UPA-approved

Luzz Pickleball Paddles

Four paddles, four genuinely different cores

Luzz went a different way to most brands: four paddles, each built on a different core, so they feel genuinely distinct rather than one platform in four colours. The Glider runs a soft PP honeycomb for control; the Cannon is a thermoformed T700 carbon power paddle and the value pick of the range; the Pro 4 Inferno uses an MPP microporous foam core; and the Pro 4 Tornazo is built on PEBAZ, the running-shoe super-foam. All UPA-approved. For players who like to feel the difference.

Luzz build carbon-fibre pickleball paddles and sell them across Australia, the United States, Europe and Asia. What makes the range unusual is its spread: four paddles across four genuinely different core constructions, at four price points. Most brands give you one construction in several shapes. Luzz gives you the chance to feel what actually separates a honeycomb core from a thermoformed one from a Gen 4 foam one, which is a useful thing if you are trying to work out what you like.

The four paddles, by construction

The Glider 2026 is a control-first Gen 3 hybrid with a polypropylene honeycomb core. This is the classic construction: light, consistent, quick to rebound, and soft enough through the ball to reset comfortably. The hybrid head shape makes it forgiving and quick in the hands. A sensible pick if control is what you are short of.

The Cannon is thermoformed, with a U-shaped carbon matrix and a T700 raw carbon face. Thermoforming fuses the paddle into a single stiff unit rather than gluing layers around a core, and the result is a stiffer frame, more pop off the face, and more spin from the raw carbon. Stiffer also means less forgiving off-centre.

The Pro 4 Inferno moves to Gen 4 with a microporous MPP foam core. Foam damps more than honeycomb and fills the frame to the edge, so the sweet spot is larger and the feel is plusher on touch shots while the drive stays heavy.

The Pro 4 Tornazo uses a PEBAZ dual-layer core, which is the most experimental build in the range: two materials with different rebound characteristics stacked to give a softer initial contact and a firmer response as the ball compresses further.

Which one to start with

If you want control and forgiveness, the Glider. If you want pace and spin and you find the middle of the face reliably, the Cannon. If you want the larger sweet spot and the softer touch that foam gives you, the Pro 4 Inferno. The Tornazo is for somebody who has already played a Gen 4 paddle and wants to feel a different take on it. If none of that is obvious yet, the paddle finder is quicker than reading four reviews.

Read this before you enter a sanctioned event

This matters and we would rather you heard it from us. UPA-A, the body governing PPA Tour and MLP play, removed all Luzz paddles from its Approved Paddle List in March 2025 over a submission-process issue, then re-approved them model by model: the Pro-Cannon in August 2025, the Pro-4 Inferno in September 2025, the Tornazo in autumn 2025, the Pro Blade 2 in January 2026, and the Cannon2 M1, Glider and Inferno-Frozen in May 2026. USA Pickleball, a separate body covering amateur play, listed the Luzz Cannon and the Pro4 Inferno in June 2026.

Luzz model names do not always match the names on those lists, so check your exact paddle against the current UPA-A and USA Pickleball lists before you enter anything. For social and club play in Australia none of this affects you. We have written the whole story up in are Luzz paddles banned.

Buying Luzz in Australia

Stocked here and dispatched from Sydney, with free delivery over $150. The Pro 4 paddles carry a one-year manufacturer warranty, and claims come to Ben and Chris rather than to an overseas form. See delivery and warranty.

Common questions

Is Gen 4 automatically better than Gen 3? No. Gen 4 gives you a bigger sweet spot and a softer feel. A stiff Gen 3 thermoformed paddle gives you a more direct, livelier response. They are different, not ranked.

Which is the best value? The Glider and the Cannon sit lowest and both are complete paddles rather than compromised ones. Which of the two depends entirely on whether you want control or pace.

How long does the face keep its grit? As with any raw carbon face, it polishes down with use and much faster with abrasion. Use a cover from paddle accessories.