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I have become obsessed with foam core paddles recently, so I knew that I needed to get my hands on the new Luzz Tornazo after my amazing experience with the Luzz Cannon pickleball paddle.
In this article, I want to cover my unboxing experience, playability, and cost considerations.
Unboxing Experience
Firstly, the box looks like “luxury” with the print, “Luzz Pickleball” making me excited to see what’s in the box.
Next, you have foam uncovering the paddle. Now the paddle didn’t cover with a paddle cover, but I don’t mind considering I have around 30-40 paddle covers. I would much rather the brand focus on creating the best paddle for the price rather than spending less on the paddle and more on a paddle cover.
Honestly, I loved the feel of the paddle, the elongated handle, and the grit that you can feel on the face. I knew that this could potentially compete with my Selkirk Boomstick.
Let’s talk about playability.
Playability
The Luzz Tornazo is a power paddle. Recently, I played 5 singles matches against a friend who is around a 4.5 DUPR. For the first 3 games I played with the Tornazo and the last games I played with the Honolulu J2FC+.
My friend just kept commenting how powerful my serves were in the game. I won more points on the serve than potentially any other paddle I’ve used against him. The drives were also very solid.
That said, I would argue that the control took a slight hit as my shots were going longer than with my control paddles, but with soft hands, you can reel it in. I had much better control with the Tornazo over the Joola Ben Johns Pro IV.
To be honest, I still had really good control though. In the 3 matches, I did not miss one serve out of bounds or into the net, making that the first time that’s ever happened for me in play.
The Luzz Tornazo also excels in the spin category. This paddle is ridiculous and has provided me top spins and slice. My knuckle serve was also on point curving the ball in a crazy way.
Overall, I played better with the Tornazo over one of my other mains, the Honolulu J2FC+.
Cost Consideration
The Luzz Tornazo is $229 before discount code, and I would argue that this paddle is already worth $229. That said, with the code bepickleballer, you can receive an additional 15% off, making this paddle under $200 at ~$195.
For that price point, I would potentially choose this paddle over the Boomstick and definitely over the Ben Johns Pro IV Perseus that I own.
Would I recommend the Luzz Tornazo Pickleball Paddle?
100%, my experience has been awesome. The Luzz Tornazo is one of the few straight power paddles that I have consistently been able to control. It’s been incredible.
Finally, please stay tuned. I just got the new Luzz Inferno, so I am excited to compare the different Luzz paddles to create the the best Luzz pickleball paddles article.
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