The Taíno Sun is Prado’s original flagship control paddle—built for players who value touch, placement, and a stable, consistent feel shot after shot.
Inspired by the organic beauty of Jayuya, high in La Cordillera Central, and the unmistakable feeling of being home. The central petroglyph—a symbol from our native Taínos carved into the mountain rocks—represents a raw beauty that was there from the beginning and remains today. The emblem is integrated directly into the surface, letting the structural fiber lines form the graphic. Finished with a tactile wood-grain friction grit, the face pairs cold carbon precision with the deep, warm tones of native wood.
Constructed with a thermoformed unibody frame and a 16mm polypropylene honeycomb core and foam edges, the Sun delivers a solid, connected response at contact that gives you total confidence on resets, drops, and kitchen-line dinks.
What makes the Taíno Sun truly unique is its custom dual-finish surface:
The Main Body: Engineered with a textured, wood-grain spray-on grit application—tuned right to maximum USA Pickleball friction thresholds for elite topspin and slice.
The Emblem: The iconic Taíno Sun symbol (El Sol de Jayuya) is left unmasked, exposing the raw T700 carbon fiber underneath so you can see the structural composite powering your shots.
Inspired by the Taíno Sun symbol — an icon of Puerto Rican indigenous heritage — this paddle brings identity and pride to the court.
Best For
- Control and placement players
- Kitchen-line specialists and dink-heavy styles
- Intermediate to advanced players seeking a consistent, forgiving feel
Playability Profile
Dedicated 16mm thermoformed unibody control paddle. Engineered with high twist weight and low swing weight for maximum forgiveness on off-center hits, fast kitchen-line resets, and soft dinks. The textured spray-grit raw carbon surface maximizes spin rate during touch play. Best for players seeking control, stability, and sweet-spot expansion under $100.
