The Lab · Commissions open

Get cooked.

Every paddle from the lab is hand-built to spec. You bring the play style and the colors. We bring the face, the core, the weighting, and the finish. 2–3 weeks from approval to your door.

01How it runs

The Lab takes one custom commission at a time. We don't batch-build, we don't outsource, we don't put a sticker on a stock paddle and call it custom. Every cook starts with a working call, ends with a hand-finished paddle in a coded box at your door, and lives one of one in the Trophy Case.

Pick a tier below. Once you intercept, you'll get a calendar link for the working call within 24 hours.

01

Discover

15-minute working call. Play style, hand feel, what you want the paddle to do for your game.

02

Sketch

We send a digital mockup: face, core, grip, edge guard, weighting plan, code name.

03

Cook

Built by hand in the lab. Photos at every stage. Final weighting dialed to your feel.

04

Smuggle

Discrete packaging. Tracking link to your inbox. Add to the Trophy Case (anonymous if you want).

02 · The price of admission

Three tiers.

Pick the depth that matches the cookup. All three include the working call, the sketch, the hand build, and the Trophy Case entry.

House

$209The starter cook
  • Stock face + core
  • Custom grip wrap (any color we stock)
  • Custom edge guard
  • Weighting tuned to your stroke
  • Code name + lab photo
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Premium

$329The full cook
  • Premium face + core upgrade
  • Custom painted face (neon or gradient)
  • Wrapped grip + edge guard, any color
  • Tuned weighting + 1 revision
  • Code name + display box + lab photos
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Cartel

$549One of one
  • Custom face from scratch (your design)
  • Full custom paint, gold or chrome accents
  • Hand-stitched leather grip
  • Pro-tuned weighting with on-court testing
  • Numbered hard case + lab tour invite
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Not sure which tier?

Send a signal at info@cartelpaddlelab.com with a sentence about your game and what you want the paddle to do. We'll point you at the cook that fits.

03 · Recent cookups

From the lab floor.

A small selection of paddles shipped this season. Every one is a one-of-one. We don't repeat colorways.

Open the full Trophy Case

A paddle from the lab will outlast the run it was built for.

The Boss

Ready to cook?

Step into the lab.

Pick the tier above. The working call comes within 24 hours. Build runs 2–3 weeks from approval. Discrete packaging, tracked smuggle, one of one.

Commission a cook

Or send a signal: info@cartelpaddlelab.com