The Selkirk OMNI is a 16mm full foam paddle with the Boomstik's loud, hollow sound, but less of its power and pop, so resets are easier to keep low. It comes as an Elongated or a Widebody, both $300. It's for players who'd rather reset and stay in the point than go for one big shot. My pick here is the OMNI Elongated. It has far more control than the typical elongated, with about the same power. If you buy one, the code INF-STSPICKLEBALL adds a $40 Selkirk gift card to your order. The code doesn't lower the price of the paddle.
Every version, side by side
| Out of 100 | OMNI Elongated$300 · elongated | OMNI Widebody$300 · widebody |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 79BLeads by 6 | 73B |
| Pop | 79B | 80A |
| Spin | 88ALeads by 5 | 83A |
| Sweet spot | 69B | 89ALeads by 20 |
| Control | 68B | 76BLeads by 8 |
| Swing weightlower is quicker | 119.5 | 113.4 |
| Twist weighthigher is steadier | 7.02 | 7.72 |
Elongated
$300plus a $40 gift card with code INF-STSPICKLEBALL
Code INF-STSPICKLEBALL adds a $40 gift card, the most Selkirk gives on an order this size, and my link applies it for you.
Widebody
$300plus a $40 gift card with code INF-STSPICKLEBALL
Code INF-STSPICKLEBALL adds a $40 gift card, the most Selkirk gives on an order this size, and my link applies it for you.
Pros and cons
Pros
- It's a Boomstik with the pop turned down, so resets stay lower in both shapes.
- The OMNI Widebody's 7.72 twist weight is the highest of any paddle I've tested.
- Spin is the Elongated's best score, and only 20 paddles I've tested score higher.
- You can move the weights or take them off by hand, without any tools.
Cons
- The Elongated swings heavy, with a swing weight of 119.5, where the typical elongated is 117.6.
- Pop drops a lot from the Boomstik: far less in the elongated shape, clearly less in the widebody.
- Between June and August 2026, five Elongated owners had the edge guard or clips come loose. The lifetime warranty covers it.
- At $300, it costs $105 more than the J6CR Crystal Blue, which matches or beats the Elongated on my numbers.
Quick answers
Which OMNI shape should I get?
The Elongated, for reach and a little more power. Miss the center a lot? Take the Widebody. Its sweet spot scored 89, and the Elongated's scored 69.
Is the Selkirk OMNI a power paddle?
The Elongated hits about as hard as the typical elongated, and the Widebody hits a little harder than the typical widebody. But it has clearly less power than the Boomstik in both shapes, so between those two, the OMNI is the control paddle.
Which is better, the Boomstik or the OMNI?
The Boomstik is better if you win points with pace and pop. The OMNI is better if your game is built on resets and drops. The difference between the two is biggest in the elongated shape.
Loud and hollow like a Boomstik, with the pop turned down
The OMNI Elongated sounds close to the Boomstik Elongated, and the OMNI Widebody sounds like a Boomstik too. If you've hit a Honolulu J2CR 16mm hybrid, the OMNI Elongated has a lower pitch than that. If you want a quiet, muted paddle, neither OMNI shape is going to give you that.
With the stock weights, the OMNI Elongated is heavy and head heavy, so you lose some hand speed.
On the OMNI Widebody, the ball comes off at the speed you swing, so you know how hard your shot's going before you hit it.
Strong resets and drops, with above-average power on drives
How its spin stacks up against other elongateds you can buy
Only seven elongated paddles you can buy spin more, 86 RPM above the average
The top three for spin
- 1Honolulu J6CR Crystal Blue2,424
- 211SIX24 Hurache-X Jelly Bean 22,39529 RPM behind
- 3Engage Axiom Elongated2,39430 RPM behind
- 8Selkirk OMNI Elongated2,34876 RPM behind
Drives and serves
Drives and serves are a strength on the OMNI Elongated. You get above-average pace without needing a big swing, and that pace comes from the 16mm full foam core and the extra swing weight. The Elongated has about the same power as the typical elongated. The OMNI Widebody has a little more power than the typical widebody, so pace comes easily on the Widebody too.
On serves and drives, the Elongated also gets more spin than the typical elongated. It scored 88 out of 100 for spin, and only six elongated paddles I've tested score higher. The Widebody spins about the same as the typical widebody.
Hands battles and the kitchen
The OMNI Widebody has about the same pop as the typical widebody, and the Elongated has a little more pop than the typical elongated. Rolled dinks take angle well, and resets come easier than on a Boomstik as long as your contact is clean.
On my numbers the Elongated's control is 68, where a typical elongated sits around 45 for control. The Widebody's control score of 76 is dead average for a widebody.
Mishits
Twist weight is how much the face resists twisting when you hit the ball off center. It goes up when there's more mass out at the edges of the face, and that's right where the OMNI's weights sit.
No paddle I've tested beats the Widebody's twist weight of 7.72. Its sweet spot scored 89 out of 100, and only 16 paddles I've tested beat that.
At 7.02, the OMNI Elongated's twist weight is the highest of any elongated I've tested. And its sweet spot is clearly bigger than the typical elongated's.
How it feels in your hand next to other elongateds you can buy
Heavier in your hands, steadier than most when you miss the middle
How heavy the paddle feels when you swing it. A lower number swings quicker.
Swings heavier than most elongated paddles.
How much the paddle fights twisting when you miss the middle. A higher number is steadier.
The highest twist weight of any elongated paddle you can buy.
How its sweet spot stacks up against other elongateds you can buy
Only six elongated paddles you can buy have a bigger sweet spot
Both rings are sized to their score.
Reach and a little more power, or a far bigger sweet spot
The OMNI Elongated is the shape for reach and for a two-handed backhand. It's 16.5 inches long with a 5.8 inch handle, and it has a little more power than the Widebody. Keep in mind the Elongated gives up sweet spot for that reach, since the Widebody's is far bigger.
The OMNI Widebody is the shape for players who miss the center. On top of the bigger sweet spot, it has a little more control, and it swings lighter than the Elongated. It's still heavier than most widebodies I've tested, though. What you lose with the Widebody is a little power.
Pop and spin are about the same between the two shapes.
Everything else matches. Both shapes are $300, with the same core, face, InfiniGrit surface and removable weights. Both weigh 7.9 to 8.2 ounces with a 4.25 inch grip. The Widebody's handle is 5.6 inches, so there's room for two hands on either shape.
If you can't decide, take the Elongated.
The Elongated has full foam pop and more control than honeycomb
The OMNI has a 16mm full foam core. It's EPP foam with an EVA foam ring around the outside, and Selkirk calls the design ReactCore. Selkirk says ReactCore takes the Boomstik's EVA power ring and adds a PureFoam ring, aiming for more control. The face is Selkirk's Multistrata T700 with the InfiniGrit surface, and the paddle is thermoformed. Selkirk also claims no core crush through 3,000 high-speed hits, where it says an average Gen 3 paddle fails by 500.
Next to the typical 16mm full foam elongated, the OMNI Elongated has the same pop, a little less power and far more control. Next to the typical 16mm honeycomb elongated, it has a little more power, clearly more pop and clearly more control.
The OMNI Widebody lines up with the typical 16mm full foam widebody on power and control, and it has a little less pop. Next to the typical 16mm honeycomb widebody, it has far more power and clearly less control.
Both OMNI shapes spin more than the typical 16mm raw carbon paddle, and about the same as the typical 16mm paddle with a grit or coated face.
Selkirk sets the weights, 7.5 grams each, at the edges of the face for the biggest sweet spot, and says you can move them to tune the paddle for power, control or hand speed.
I measured both shapes on May 30, 2026, three days before the June 2 release, and both landed inside Selkirk's listed ranges: 119.5 swing weight on the Elongated against Selkirk's 118, give or take 2, and 7.72 twist weight on the Widebody against 7.9, give or take 0.2.
Owners like the control and power, and a few report loose clips
Thirty Elongated owners, June to September 2026, say it resets, dinks and drives. Nine like the clips. On the Widebody it's eight owners through October 1 on the sweet spot and that same mix, and three who find drops and dinks easier than on a power paddle.
The two most common Elongated complaints are pop and price, with six reports each. Some owners say it has less pop and power than the Boomstik, and that more of their balls end up in the net. My numbers agree on the pop. Just as many owners say $300 is too much, especially with no paddle cover in the box. A few also had order problems, like getting the wrong paddle or waiting on shipping. I didn't find any complaints from Widebody owners.
Five Elongated owners have reported the edge guard separating or the weight clips working loose, between June and August 2026. Selkirk says the weights hold steady and won't shift during play. The clips hold on with a tacky liner instead of glue. Selkirk hasn't announced anything about the issue, and the lifetime warranty replaces paddles that have it.
Keep in mind, five reports is enough to know the edge guard and clip problem is real, but not enough to know how common it is.
As of October 2026, about four months after it first shipped, I haven't found a defect that three or more Widebody owners report.
Which is better for you, the Boomstik or the OMNI?
The Boomstik comes up more than any other paddle when people shop for an OMNI. It's $333 in both shapes, so it costs $33 more. Both are 16mm full foam paddles with InfiniGrit, a lifetime warranty and the same handle lengths. The OMNI is on both the USA Pickleball and UPA-A approved lists, while the Boomstik is only on the USA Pickleball list. Only the OMNI's weights come off and move by hand.
The OMNI Elongated is clearly more controllable than the Boomstik Elongated, and the Boomstik Elongated has clearly more power and far more pop. The OMNI Elongated's sweet spot is a little smaller.
Widebody to widebody, the gaps shrink. The OMNI has a little more control, and the Boomstik has clearly more power and pop and a little bigger sweet spot. The OMNI still twists less on mishits.
Spin is about the same between the two paddles in both shapes.
Selkirk's chart shows the OMNI as quicker in your hands than the Boomstik. In my measurements, the OMNI swings heavier than the Boomstik in both shapes.
Already on a Boomstik and your resets keep popping up? The OMNI has the same sound and build, and resets are easier. If you live on pop and put-aways, stick with the Boomstik.
Each OMNI shape has a cheaper paddle that matches it on my numbers
Two paddles you might pick instead
How it stacks up against the J6CR Crystal Blue and the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Elongated
A paddle only wins a score when it leads by 5 points or more.
OMNI ElongatedElongated · $300.00
J6CR Crystal BlueElongated · $175.50The J6CR hits harder, has more pop and spins more. Sweet spot and control are about the same. The J6CR costs about $124 less.
OMNI ElongatedElongated · $300.00
MPP Turbo ArmorGrit ElongatedElongated · $99.99The OMNI is more controllable. The MPP Turbo ArmorGrit hits harder. Pop, spin and sweet spot are about the same. The MPP Turbo ArmorGrit costs about $200 less.
Cheaper elongated paddles
Honolulu J6CR Crystal Blue, $195, or $175.50 with code STS10. The J6CR is $105 less than the OMNI, and it scored as well as or better than the OMNI Elongated on every one of my scores. It has a little more power, a little more pop and more spin, and it swings lighter. Sweet spot and control are about the same. The J6CR is only on the UPA-A list, so it isn't USA Pickleball approved, and its warranty is one year. It also can't match the OMNI Elongated's twist weight.
Enhance MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Elongated, $119.99, or $99.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. The MPP Turbo is $180.01 less, and it's for budget players who want power and spin but don't need the OMNI's control. It has clearly more power and a lighter swing, and pop, spin and sweet spot are about the same. It's clearly less controllable, though, and the warranty is one year on the core. It is USA Pickleball approved.
Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro V7, $109.99, or $99.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. The V7 is $190.01 less and fits hands players on a budget. It's got clearly more pop, with about the same sweet spot. But it has clearly less power and less spin, and it's clearly less controllable. The warranty's one year, and the 5.3 inch handle is tight for two hands.
RPM Q2 Elongated, $249.99, or $224.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. The Q2 is $50.01 less, and it's for players who really wanted the Boomstik's pace. You get clearly more power and pop, about the same spin and a lighter swing, plus USA Pickleball approval and a lifetime warranty. But the sweet spot's far smaller and it's far less controllable, so it's the opposite of the OMNI.
Cheaper widebody paddles
Enhance MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Widebody, $119.99, or $99.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. It's the value pick for widebody shoppers at $180.01 less. It has clearly more power and pop and a lighter swing, and spin, sweet spot and control are about the same. It's also USA Pickleball approved. The warranty is one year on the core, and it can't match the OMNI Widebody's twist weight.
11SIX24 Pegasus Power 2, $209.99, or $199.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. It's $90.01 less. Its sweet spot scored 100 out of 100, the top score of any paddle I've tested, and it has clearly more power and pop. Spin and control are about the same. It's only on the UPA-A list, so it isn't USA Pickleball approved, and the warranty is one year.
Honolulu J3CR Crystal Blue, $195, or $175.50 with code STS10. The J3CR is $105 less, and it's the pick for spin-first players. It has far more spin than the OMNI Widebody, plus a little more power and pop. Control and sweet spot are about the same. It isn't USA Pickleball approved, and the warranty is one year.
RPM Q2 Widebody 16mm, $249.99, or $224.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. It's $50.01 less. Want back the pop the OMNI gave up? The Q2 has clearly more of it, clearly more power too, about the same spin, USA Pickleball approval and a lifetime warranty. You pay for that at the kitchen, where it's clearly less controllable, and its sweet spot is a little smaller.
Selkirk SLK ERA Power Widebody, $200, or $200 with code INF-STSPICKLEBALL. The ERA Power is the cheaper Selkirk, at $100 less, and the code adds a $30 Selkirk gift card instead of lowering the price. It's for players who want a Selkirk with the OMNI Widebody's control for less money. It has far less power, a little less pop, less spin and a little smaller sweet spot, though. It uses a Gen 3 honeycomb core, and the warranty is one year.
Get the Elongated if you want a foam paddle you can reset with
I'd pick the OMNI Elongated, and I'd only pay $300 for it if USA Pickleball approval and a lifetime warranty matter to you. If they don't, the J6CR Crystal Blue and the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Widebody match or beat it on my numbers for a lot less.
Testing details
- Tested, Elongated
- May 30, 2026
- Tested, Widebody
- May 30, 2026
- Power and pop
- 20 full serves for power and 20 punch volleys for pop, every ball speed read on a Stalker radar gun.
- Spin
- 20 more serves on the radar. I drop the outliers and average the rest.
- Swing and twist weight
- Measured on a Briffidi SW1 swing weight machine.
- Sweet spot and control
- The same dinks, drops, resets and drives off a Titan ONE ball machine, for every paddle.
- The scores
- Out of 100, with the same tests for every paddle. The top paddles I've tested score 100.
- Published
- Scores from
- My database, updated October 15, 2026. How I test
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