{"product_id":"spartus-spitfire-hybrid-16mm-pickleball-paddle","title":"Spartus Spitfire Hybrid 16mm Pickleball Paddle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Spartus Spitfire Hybrid is the flat-top hybrid of the Spitfire family: the same 16mm Generation 4 Turbo Foam core and PermaGritNano surface as the Elongated and the Standard, in a shape that sits between the two. It comes in a white edge guard and white grip, a colourway Spartus keeps for the Hybrid alone, and it is on pre-order now for late November.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn paper the Hybrid splits the family down the middle. Spartus puts it at 7.75 oz with a 109 swing weight and a 6.6 twist weight. Against the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/spartus-spitfire-elongated-16mm-pickleball-paddle\"\u003eSpitfire Elongated\u003c\/a\u003e (116 swing weight, 6.2 twist weight) it swings lighter and twists less on an off-centre hit, so it is quicker in a hands battle and steadier at the kitchen. Against the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/spartus-spitfire-standard-widebody-16mm-pickleball-paddle\"\u003eSpitfire Standard\u003c\/a\u003e (107 and 7.4) you give up a little forgiveness for more reach. The flat top keeps more face up where you meet the ball on a volley or a block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe core and face are the ones the Spitfire made its name on. Pickleball Effect measured the Elongated at 2,132 RPM of spin, in the 98th percentile of everything they have tested, and its PermaGritNano surface kept 94 to 97 per cent of its roughness through their durability test. Pickleball Effect describes a soft, slightly hollow feel, gentler than most foam power paddles, with mid-to-high power. Those numbers are for the Elongated; the Hybrid uses the same core and surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody in Australia has hit the Hybrid yet, us included. When ours land, we will play them and add what we find to this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePre-order\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpartus ships the first Hybrid run in the second half of November, and we expect our stock in Sydney in late November. Reserve yours with a $100 deposit; we only charge the rest when your paddle is ready to ship, and pre-orders go out in the order they were placed. Changed your mind? You can cancel any time before it ships and we will refund everything you have paid, deposit included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout Spartus\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpartus was founded by Josh Kim, who brought a background in engineering, law, finance and business to building paddles. He started the company in California and now plays out of Denver. Spartus develops its own cores, layups and surfaces rather than buying them off the shelf, and its line is simple: \"Highest performance. Best value. No compromise between them.\" Spartus says Pickleball Pursuit named the Spitfire its 2026 Paddle of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne Spartus Spitfire Hybrid pickleball paddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhy buy from Pickld\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe stock Spartus and ship from Sydney, so you are not waiting on an international parcel or paying international freight. Warranty claims come to us and we take them up with Spartus for you. Free shipping over $150 and 30-day returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot sure which shape suits you? Run the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/paddle-finder\"\u003epaddle finder\u003c\/a\u003e, or see the whole range on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/spartus-pickleball-paddles\"\u003eSpartus collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Spartus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45094136217651,"sku":"SPA-SFH-16-HY","price":170.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4899\/3587\/files\/spartus-spitfire-hybrid-16mm-pickleball-paddle-white.png?v=1793928450","url":"https:\/\/pickld.com.au\/products\/spartus-spitfire-hybrid-16mm-pickleball-paddle","provider":"Pickld","version":"1.0","type":"link"}