{"product_id":"baseline-16","title":"Baseline 16","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Baseline 16 is built for the intermediate all-court player — the one who resets as often as they drive, and wants one paddle for both. If you play a two-handed backhand, or you have been fighting a grip that feels too fat in your hand, this is the shape and the handle that fit. Singles or doubles, the game stays yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContact is quiet and long. The 16 mm polypropylene honeycomb core lets the ball sit on the face for an extra beat, which is what turns a third-shot drop into a drop instead of a pop-up. Drive through it and the pace is there, but it arrives after the ball has settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an elongated face the strike zone sits high, toward the tip. Find it once and your hands remember it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe core\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCore: 16 mm of polypropylene honeycomb. The deeper the cell, the more it absorbs before it returns the ball — and 16 mm is the touch end of that trade. Softer hands at the kitchen line, resets that stay down, and a drive that still carries weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same paddle is built in \u003cstrong\u003e14 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e if you want a firmer, faster answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe face\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace: raw carbon fiber, left unpainted. Paint fills the weave and dulls the bite; raw carbon keeps the grain open, so the ball grabs and leaves with spin instead of sliding off. Roll volleys, topspin dinks and heavy serves all live on that texture. Over a season it polishes where you hit most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShape and reach\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16.5 in long, 7.5 in wide: elongated. The length buys reach at the sideline and leverage on the serve, and the narrower face rewards a clean contact point. Under it sits a \u003cstrong\u003e5.7 in handle\u003c\/strong\u003e — long enough that a two-handed backhand gets a real second hand instead of a pinch. Long face, long handle: they work together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWeight and balance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: \u003cstrong\u003e8.1 oz ± 0.2\u003c\/strong\u003e — the tolerance is part of the spec, not a footnote. A true midweight: light enough to lift for a speed-up at the net, with enough behind it to drive from the baseline. And the 5.7 in handle carries more of the paddle's mass behind your hand, where you can feel it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo items ship together:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 paddle\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Baseline 16, in the core thickness you chose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 paddle cover\u003c\/strong\u003e — cut for a 16.5 in frame, so it slides on without a fight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing to assemble. Take it out and warm up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare and lifespan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaw carbon collects ball residue — that gray film is dust and rubber, not wear. Wipe the face with a damp microfiber cloth after play and the texture comes back. Skip solvents; they close the weave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe edge guard takes the scrapes so the face does not. Keep the paddle in its cover between sessions rather than loose in a trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Foot Line™","offers":[{"title":"Green \/ 14 mm","offer_id":55519134744918,"sku":"14:193#Green 14MM","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue \/ 14 mm","offer_id":55519134777686,"sku":"14:29#Blue 14MM","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue \/ 16 mm","offer_id":55519134810454,"sku":"14:173#Blue 16MM","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink \/ 16 mm","offer_id":55519134843222,"sku":"14:1052#Pink 16MM","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green \/ 16 mm","offer_id":55519134875990,"sku":"14:175#Green 16MM","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow \/ 16 mm","offer_id":55519134908758,"sku":"14:366#Yellow 16MM","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink \/ 14 mm","offer_id":55519134941526,"sku":"14:350853#Pink 14MM","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow \/ 14 mm","offer_id":55519134974294,"sku":"14:691#Yellow 14MM","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/2383\/6246\/files\/S87507447b3e5459f95d1e4fdfbc62854j.webp?v=1790576356","url":"https:\/\/sevenfootline.com\/products\/baseline-16","provider":"Seven Foot Line™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}