The Friday Aura A control-first Gen 4 paddle built for players who want softer feel, more forgiveness, and greater confidence at the kitchen. Meet the Friday Aura. Designed around touch, consistency and dwell time, the Aura delivers the benefits of full-foam construction without the overly stiff or explosive feel found in many power-focused paddles. Control you can feel At the heart of the Aura is Friday’s Quad-Foam Gen 4 core, combining four different foam technologies to create a softer, more stable response across the face. A central EPP foam core is supported by an EVA perimeter ring, additional vibration-dampening foam and Friday’s Artificial Cartilage Foam in the throat. The result is a plush, controlled feel that helps take pace off the ball and gives you more time to shape resets, drops and dinks. Friday’s ElasTECH internal perimeter weighting system also helps enlarge the effective sweet spot, making the Aura more forgiving when contact isn’t perfect. The T700 raw carbon fibre face delivers excellent grip on the ball, giving you the spin needed to shape serves, drives and aggressive kitchen shots. And while control is the priority, the Aura still has plenty of power when you need it. Drives and serves carry solid weight through the court, but with a smoother, more predictable response than the harder-hitting Aura Pro. This is a paddle for players who want to slow the game down when necessary, stay composed in fast exchanges and trust their touch under pressure. If the Aura Pro is built to overpower opponents, the Aura is built to outmanoeuvre them.