Engineering / 2026

The build sheet.

Five paddles, four face materials, and five distinct playing profiles. See how fibre glass, T700 carbon, and Kevlar change feel, response, and control.

01 / By Model

What's inside each tier.

Five models, four face materials, and a distinct response for every style of play. Here is the build sheet for each.

essential

Mako Apex (Fibre Glass)

Fibreglass cold-press build

A 16mm PP honeycomb core with a fibreglass face, black matte edge guard, and smooth UV-stable coating.

  • Fibre-glass face with PP honeycomb core
  • Cold-press construction
  • 16mm thickness
  • Finished size: 16.38 x 7.37 in
  • Black matte edge guard
  • Smooth UV-stable coating
performance

Mako Drift Evo (T700)

T700 Gen 5 hot-press build

A 16mm T700 carbon-fibre paddle with Gen 5 EPP foam core, yellow matte edge guard, and raw-carbon matte finish.

  • T700 carbon-fibre face with Gen 5 EPP foam core
  • Thermoformed hot-press construction
  • 16mm thickness
  • Finished size: 16.38 x 7.37 in
  • Yellow matte edge guard
  • Raw-carbon matte finish
flagship

Mako Drift (T700)

T700 cold-press build

A 16mm T700 carbon-fibre face on a PP honeycomb core with a blue matte edge guard and smooth raw-carbon-look surface.

  • T700 carbon-fibre face with PP honeycomb core
  • Cold-press construction
  • 16mm thickness
  • Finished size: 16.38 x 7.37 in
  • Blue matte edge guard
  • Raw-carbon look with USAP-compliant smooth surface
flagship

Mako Titanium

Titanium Gen 5 hot-press build

A 16mm Titanium wire-weave and T700 carbon paddle with Gen 5 EPP foam core and Titanium-weave matte finish.

  • Titanium wire weave with T700 carbon
  • Gen 5 EPP foam core
  • Thermoformed hot-press construction
  • 16mm thickness; finished size: 16.38 x 7.37 in
  • White matte edge guard
  • Titanium-weave matte finish
performance

Mako Phantom (Kevlar)

Kevlar Gen 5 hot-press build

A 16mm Kevlar-surface paddle with Gen 5 EPP foam core, white matte edge guard, and Kevlar-weave matte finish.

  • Kevlar surface with Gen 5 EPP foam core
  • Thermoformed hot-press construction
  • 16mm thickness
  • Finished size: 16.38 x 7.37 in
  • White matte edge guard
  • Kevlar-weave matte finish
02 / Specifications

Every measurement, no asterisks.

Honest numbers from the workbench. The featured Mako Drift (T700), on paper.

T700 / Cold Press

Mako Drift (T700)

Model · MK-DRF-T700
Finished size
416.16 x 187.14 mm16.38 x 7.37 in
Thickness
16 mm
Face material
T700 carbon fibre
Core
PP honeycomb
Process
Cold press
Edge guard
Blue matte
Surface / finish
Raw-carbon lookUSAP-compliant smooth surface
03 / Glossary

Plain-English definitions.

The jargon you'll see in every paddle review, demystified.

Thermoforming
Heat-and-pressure process that cures the shell as a single continuous wrap, eliminating seams and boosting stiffness.
Modulus
A material's stiffness. Higher modulus = less deflection under load = crisper, more predictable return.
Swing Weight
How heavy the paddle feels mid-swing. Low values feel quick, high values carry plow-through.
Twist Weight
Resistance to rotation on off-center hits. Higher twist weight means fewer shots wobble off the face.
Core Density
Mass per volume of the honeycomb. Denser cores feel firmer and pop harder; lighter cores absorb more.
Sweet Spot
The contact zone where ball speed and feel are highest. Perimeter foam expands this area.
Peel-Ply Finish
A textured release layer cured into the face. Leaves micro-grit the rulebook allows - maximum spin.
Static Balance
Where the paddle sits at rest. Head-heavy paddles drive through the ball; handle-heavy paddles maneuver faster.
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