Skate-culture graphics on a carbon paddle: the Dogtown is the Ghost for players whose tennis whites have never once been white. Under the artwork sits the series' standard build – a T700 carbon face on a forgiving 16mm core, at around £30.
From the stringing room's point of view, the Ghost series is the range's honest workhorse. The 16mm core is the comfort specification – the same role a plush multifilament plays in a tennis frame – taking the shock out of contact and widening the margin on off-centre hits. That translates to a paddle you can play three club sessions a week with and feel nothing in the elbow, which matters more than most buyers realise when they swap one racket sport's workload for two.
The T700 carbon face carries the performance side. It gives the Dogtown proper feel for the touch exchanges pickleball is actually decided by, and enough grab on the ball for developing spin – a fresh-strings sensation that cheap glass-faced paddles never offer. Grinders, counter-punchers and anyone who wins ugly will recognise the character immediately: this paddle absorbs, resets and waits for the error.
Pair it with one of AIXO's printed overgrips – the skate aesthetic rather invites it, and the same tape wraps your tennis handle identically. First paddle, spare paddle or statement paddle: at this money the Dogtown covers all three without breaking stride.
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