2025 Hot List Silver Award For Budget

The Neonic Force is an elongated thermoformed paddle that gives it some stability and all-court playability. Though its price is cheaper, it doesn’t feel like that when you play with it. It has a quality feel, is well balanced and easy to maneuver, offers good pop at the net, and gives you decent power from the baseline. 

Because it’s elongated it gives you some reach and good plowthrough but what sticks out is that it isn’t as heavy as many elongated paddles out there. This gives the paddle a unique blend of decent power and reach combined with good maneuverability you don’t get with many elongated shapes.

The spin on the paddle is good at an average of around 1750 RPMs but it’s not a top tier spin paddle which is the only thing keeping it from our gold list.

The bottom line: The Neonic Force 16mm has the all-court playabilty and stability of a thermoformed paddle but is lighter and easier to move around. It plays well and happens to cost less than $100.