Luzz Inferno Review: Is This Better Than The Boomstik?

Luzz has taken the pickleball market by storm in the past half a year or so.

The Luzz Cannon was a very budget friendly gen 3 power paddle that rivaled the Joola Pro IV's.

I have their other most popular paddle right here.

The Luzz Pro 4 Inferno is another power paddle, this one being gen 4, so a full foam core.

I am a bit late to the party, but from what I hear, it packs a bunch of power and lots of people like it.

Let's see how it plays.

My name is Pickle Li. I'm a 5.0 pickleball player and reviewed over 40 paddles on this channel. I created MyPickleList, which does community driven paddle ratings, and there are currently over 700 ratings.

Caveats & Disclosures

Reminder: This is a first impressions review, not a full review. I played with this for a week straight but can't speak to long-term durability.

I'll be rating this paddle on my website MyPickleList at the end so stay tuned for that.

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Shout out to Luzz for sending this paddle over for the review.

Quick Specs Overview

The Luzz Inferno only comes in one shape, that being elongated.

I am more of a hybrid and widebody guy, but I understand why brands choose to only go elongated.

The inferno features a 16mm full foam core.

For those who don't know, gen 4 paddles are paddles with full foam core.

Core crushing was a huge issue for the past 2 years, and the introduction of full foam cores seemed to have fixed that.

My paddle weighed in at 8.02 oz.

On-Court First Impressions

Pop

So when I first hit my friend's Inferno, it was very poppy just from the initial first hits.

Then when I hit my brand new one, it was poppy, but more predictable in my opinion.

So I suspect there being some break in period or what not.

But overall this paddle is definitely on the poppier side.

Counter and other short range shots are really good and what you would expect from a power paddle.

Control & Feel

So regarding feel, because of the pop, it kind of feels more like your traditional gen 3 power paddles compared to the majority of gen 4 paddles.

The ball feels like it is more so sinking in and bouncing back vs. sinking in and absorbed.

It doesn't really help you reset as much as other gen 4 paddles, but in return it has that extra aggressiveness.

And it also still has that gen 4 consistency throughout the face which I like.

Compared to their own Luzz Cannon, I felt like the inferno was way better and more consistent.

Also Luzz has a Tornazo which is literally the same paddle shape and design.

The Tornazo has a more soft dwelly feel in comparison, and does not pop off the face as much.

Probably one big comparison would be the Boomstik, and I would say this doesn't have a hollow feel and feels more normal in terms of the feel.

Not as dense as other gen 4 paddles, but not as hollow as a Boomstik. Honestly maybe somewhere in between.

Overall, I didn't really have an issue playing with this paddle right off the bat, which is always a good sign for me.

I did not need to add any weight, and felt like I could play basically my normal game with it.

I could drop really well with it actually, and drives had enough spin to stay in, especially if you hit it at 70% to get the ball to dip more.

Dinking was easy too. Had enough feedback for me and didn't have any trouble adjusting.

Compared to the Flik F3, the F3 was poppy and less power, but because of the mutedness, I popped up a lot more dinks.

Overall, just an intuitive paddle which I realized is what really matters to me in terms of playing well.

I know what I could expect from each shot, and even if it has a bit more pop on a reset for example, which this paddle does, I can still make slight adjustments to get the ball back over.

The one complaint I have is probably the sweetspot for resets, mainly due to the shape.

I think the sweetspot is definitely good for the shape, but I think if they made a hybrid or widebody version, it would be even better.

But yeah this control and feel holds up to the best of the elongated power paddles on the market.

Power

I think this paddle is a mid to high tier power paddle.

I do think it hits harder than the Agassi Pro IV, which is the most recent Joola Pro IV I hit, but I think it is still a bit less than the Boomstik and a weighted up Quanta.

Serves and returns are good, but not too crazy where they all fly out. Same with the drives.

Definitely more than enough power for most people.

I don't think anyone will say it needs more, and this is all in stock form.

Early Verdict

Now let me rate this on MyPickleList.

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Back to the review.

I really enjoyed the Luzz Inferno. It's what you would expect from a more aggressive gen 4 paddle.

The Boomstik has a more hollow poppy feel than most gen 4 paddles, but the Inferno has that more solid gen 4 feel but poppier and lighter feeling.

The Inferno was very intuitive, and I could play well with it right away and without any additional weight.

Great sweetspot for an elongated paddle and didn't really have too much issue with control for a mid-tier or top power paddle.

I am going to give the Luzz Inferno a 9/10.

I do think it would be better in a different shape, but it gave me everything I wanted in a higher level power paddle.

I could get my shots to dip easily, and it was intuitive enough to reset with the extra pop it has.

I think this paddle is for you if you want an elongated mid-high tier power paddle, and do care about durability.

There is this stigma about the feel of gen 4 paddles performance wise, and I will say they have more a dense and solid feel.

I personally prefer that feel, but with the Inferno, I think it has a poppier lighter feel in comparison to a typical gen 4, so between a typical gen 4 and the Boomstik.

Unfortunately, if you like other shapes, Luzz only made the Inferno in elongated form, but I think I did hear they are coming out with a hybrid version soon.

Overall great power paddle in my opinion, and it lived up to the hype I heard about. If you're on the newer side, there could be better more controllable options that will be easier to use, but if someone looking for a mid-high tier power paddle, you will probably like this + you get the core durability of a gen 4 paddle.