Friday Pickleball Paddle Reviews: Is It Worth It?

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4/9/2026 update: I updated the content in this article while referencing my new Friday Fever vs Challenger pickleball paddle review, covering the differences between Friday’s new paddle lineup.

The Friday pickleball paddle has continue to release new, fun designed pickleball paddles at a value price. The designs are fresh, and the company uses interesting marketing to really get the paddles out in the wild.

In this article. I want to share what I loved and what I didn’t love about the Friday pickleball paddle.

What I Liked

Here’s what I liked about my Friday pickleball paddle.

Design

I loved the design of the paddle, and I loved many of the design options for the pickleball paddle. Of my 54 paddles, I may like the design of the Friday pickleball paddle more than most paddles, with the exception of Recess pickleball.

So, I’m not saying this lightly.

I mean, even the back of the Friday pickleball paddle looks great.

When you check on Amazon, you can see all the different amazing styles of this paddle.

Check Designs on Amazon

Here’s the design I chose.

Picture of the back of the Friday pickleball paddle.

I also really like he white on the sides of the paddle.

Kudos to the designers of this paddle.

Paddle Carbon Fiber and Weight

While the best material for a pickleball paddle is debatable, I like carbon fiber much more than fiberglass, graphite, and wood faces. The price is around $69.99 to $79.99 at this time unless you take advantage of the mystery offer, which may be a 2-pack.

I would say that the 2-pack price may make this carbon fiber paddle a better value for a carbon fiber paddle. I still prefer my favorite beginner carbon fiber paddles based on the price range.

When I weighed this paddle, the paddle weighed 8.1 ounces, which is a weight that I like. The paddle is slightly heavier than many of my paddles under 8 ounces.

Picture of a scale showing the weight of the Friday pickleball paddle.

Playability

The Friday Pickleball home page’s tagline is that you don’t need to spend $200 to get a great paddle (source: Fridaypickle.com), and I wouldn’t say that this played similarly to my other $200 paddles, but the paddle is a Carbon Fiber paddle, and for around $50, you do get some control with this paddle.

I also appreciated that this paddle has an elongated paddle.

In addition, I liked how the Friday pickleball paddle played similar to fiberglass paddles such as the Head Radical Elite pickleball paddle which is in the same price range.

Is the Friday Challenger Pickleball Paddle good?

I find that it’s awesome that Friday continues to try to innovate their paddle brand with the new Friday Challenger pickleball paddle.

When you look at the comparison below, you will see that the Friday brand states that the Challenger paddle has better control (+.2), better power (+.5), better spin (+.2), and better durability (+1.3).

At the time of this writing this T700 Carbon Fiber Challenger paddle is just under $100 on Amazon. That said, you may also consider reading this review of the T700 Carbon Fiber Doctor pickleball paddle that you may be able to find under $50.

It’s interesting that the paddle’s rating though is a 4.81 out of 5 vs 4.86 out of 5 for the original paddle.

Summing It All Up

The Friday pickleball paddle has an amazing aesthetic design, and I love that the paddle is carbon fiber.

I didn’t love how the paddle played for me, but I will try again as I want to love this paddle. Also, I hope the developers consider updating the website experience as a pop-up in my face demanding my email address isn’t my favorite experience.