Feel the difference
A dual-density floating core wrapped in raw carbon fiber. Soft, stable, and built for power you can actually place.
A core that floats.
Most paddles force a trade between power and control. The C5's dual-density core doesn't: a firmer EPP center floats within a softer EVA ring — two foams tuned to work as one for controllable power.
Dual-density floating core
A 16mm core floats a firmer EPP center inside a softer EVA ring — two densities tuned for controllable power.
3-layer raw carbon fiber
Gritty straight off the mold for natural spin and touch — with no painted surface to wear away.
Elongated 16.5″ profile
Extra reach and leverage at the line and on the drive, tuned by a 16mm core for control.
Small range. No filler.
Built for the way you play.
Won with the C5.
2nd Place
2nd place
1st Place
1st PlaceSponsored Pros.
- Brick Wall Midwest — Silver Medalist
- Head Pickleball Pro, Lake Geneva Tennis & Pickleball
- Former Top-20 DUPR collegiate player
Built to be felt.
Chapman Pickleball began as a college assignment in Eau Claire, Wisconsin — and turned into a brand that refuses to cut corners. While studying Entrepreneurship and Marketing at UW–Eau Claire, founder Colin Chapman spent his senior year training, researching, and prototyping. After taking a job coaching pickleball in Lake Geneva, he built the final iteration of the C5, earned USA Pickleball approval, and won a pro medal with it. It's the same paddle we sell today.