Parris Todd's most likely paddle is Franklin's unreleased "?" paddle, shown in her own September 2026 post from North Carolina and reported by pickleball.com throughout the Nationals, while her PPA Tour profile lists her Franklin C45 Parris Todd Signature. Her thickness, playing weight, added weight, tape placement, grip build, overgrip and shoes are pending; her last sourced tape setup is from the earlier Franklin C45 (2025).
Parris Todd is a right-handed professional pickleball player from the United States who turned pro in 2021 and lives in Newport Beach, California. She came to pickleball from tennis and competes on the PPA Tour.
Current equipment
What is on the record now?
A sponsor deal or product page tells you the brand and model, not the exact match paddle, weight, or tape. Each field below shows its own source and date.
via the Franklin pro paddle shop (this paddle is not listed yet)
Most likelyConflicting reports
Her own September 8, 2026 Instagram post shows her on court in North Carolina with Franklin's "?" paddle, and pickleball.com independently reported her using it throughout the September Nationals. The signature listings on the PPA Tour profile, her site and Franklin's shop are undated. No source covers her October matches, so the signature paddle stays visible.
Player-reported: Her own September 8, 2026 post shows her on court in North Carolina with the paddle; use after early September is unverified.
An unreleased all-black Franklin paddle with a large white question mark on the face, reported in pros' hands since the MLP Finals in late August 2026. The UPA-A approved list carries three Franklin "?" models added August 12, 2026 (Elongated 14mm, Elongated 16mm and Hybrid 14mm). The Dink reported the name "Whip" without confirmation. Franklin had not listed or named it on its own shop when checked on November 1, 2026, so this record carries no retail specification, no thickness variant and no offer.
Retail Listing
None on Franklin's Pro Paddles page as of 2026-11-01
Her own September 2026 post and pickleball.com show Franklin's unreleased "?" paddle at the North Carolina Nationals, while her PPA Tour profile, her own site and The Kitchen's tracker from the same event name her signature paddle. Use after early September is unconfirmed.
Checked Nov 1, 2026
Shoes
Shoes
Pending
Her PPA Tour profile lists only a paddle, her own site names no shoe brand, and the pickleball.com Sponsors tab names no shoe sponsor.
Pending for Parris Todd's current paddle (checked Nov 1, 2026). The most recent sourced tape setup is from the earlier Franklin C45, 2025. It is shown here for reference and is not carried over. See the full earlier setup.
Tape placement (Franklin C45, 2025)
Earlier: Franklin C45, 2025Tape
Around the entire paddle, plus both sides of the grip
Tungsten tape, not lead: a thin strip around the whole paddle plus both sides of the grip. An April 2025 write-up describes it as half-gram-per-inch tape
Her signature paddle is 13.25mm at retail, per Franklin and the UPA-A list, but the unreleased "?" paddle she was reported using is approved in 14mm and 16mm versions. Her current thickness is pending.
Pending: Retail specs, handle, playing weight, weight added, grip build, overgrip. Checked Sep 23, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026
Retail specs
Pending
Franklin's retail specifications for the C45 Parris Todd Signature (elongated, 16.3 x 7.5 in, 7.6-7.9 oz) describe one of two reported paddles, and Franklin publishes none for the unreleased "?" paddle.
Franklin lists a 7.6-7.9 oz retail range for her signature paddle, but no source reports the weight of her paddle as played. Her C45 setup from Franklin's launch quote is recorded under earlier setups.
Franklin publishes the factory handle, but no source describes her undergrip, build-up or handle changes.
Checked Sep 23, 2026
Overgrip
Pending
No reliable source found in this pass names her overgrip brand, model or color.
Checked Sep 23, 2026
Previous-era setup
Earlier setups, with dates
These setups are sourced but belong to an earlier paddle or sponsor, so they are not carried over to the current setup above.
Franklin C45 weight setup
Undated Franklin C45 quote and an April 20, 2025 write-up; she now plays the 13.25mm signature paddle
Sourced
Her own quote on Franklin India's undated C45 page, which lists JW and Jorja Johnson as Franklin players and so predates 2026. Pickleball Effect's April 20, 2025 write-up describes the same setup. It belongs to the C45, not her current 13.25mm signature paddle, so it is kept as an earlier setup.
Playing weight
8.2 to 8.3 oz final, in her own undated Franklin quote; an April 2025 write-up's recreation measured 8.3 oz static and a 117 swingweight
Tungsten tape, not lead: a thin strip around the whole paddle plus both sides of the grip. An April 2025 write-up describes it as half-gram-per-inch tape
Todd signed with Selkirk in October 2022 and named the SLK Halo as her paddle, some aspects of which Selkirk personalized for her. She announced she was leaving Selkirk in August 2024 and signed with Franklin that December. No weight, tape, grip, overgrip or shoe detail from this era was found.
Paddle
Selkirk SLK Halo ↗ via Selkirk's SLK Halo Power (her signature Halo Control XL is discontinued)
Official winners circle gives the event dates November 29-December 3, 2023 and lists Parris Todd / Hunter Johnson gold in Mixed PRO Doubles (Main Draw). No separate final date established, so the event end is used. Official APP recap says Todd and Johnson took gold in mixed pro doubles over Daescu and Barr.
Official final standings for PRO MIXED DOUBLES - MAIN DRAW list Tyra Hurricane Black / Gabriel Tardio first and Parris Todd (Newport Beach, CA) / Christian Alshon second. Official medal table (event October 13-18, 2026) names Todd / Alshon silver; her final-match row against Black / Tardio is dated October 18.
Official final standings for PRO WOMEN'S DOUBLES - MAIN DRAW list Tyra Hurricane Black / Jorja Johnson first and Parris Todd (Newport Beach, CA) / Danni-Elle Townsend second. Official medal table (event October 13-18, 2026) names Todd / Townsend silver; her final-match row against Black / Johnson is dated October 18.
Window: Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 9, 2026. Selected verified results, ordered by finish and then date. This record may not cover every tournament appearance. Tournament results do not establish which paddle was used.
Change history
What changed, and when?
Each sponsor or gear change, with its date and source.
Sep 8, 2026
Paddle · reason not stated
Unreleased Franklin "?" paddle, reported
Franklin C45 Parris Todd Signature 13.25mm→Unreleased Franklin "?" paddle, reported
Dated to her own September 8, 2026 Instagram post showing the paddle in North Carolina; pickleball.com reported her using it throughout the Nationals on September 9. This record changed on November 1, 2026: the signature paddle is no longer shown as confirmed, and the "?" paddle is the most likely lead.
Most likely Franklin's unreleased "?" paddle: her own September 8, 2026 Instagram post shows her on court in North Carolina with it, and pickleball.com reported her using it throughout the September Nationals. Her PPA Tour profile and her own site still name her signature Franklin C45 Parris Todd Signature (13.25mm), so both are shown.
Pending. Her signature paddle is 13.25mm per Franklin and the UPA-A list, but the unreleased "?" paddle she was reported using is approved only in 14mm and 16mm versions. No source measures her own paddle.
Pending for her current paddle; Franklin lists a 7.6-7.9 oz retail range for her signature model, but no source reports the weight of her paddle as played. On the C45, her own undated Franklin quote gives an 8.2 to 8.3 oz final weight with a thin tungsten strip around the whole paddle and weight on both sides of the grip.