Engage Pursuit Pro1 Innovation 12.7mm | Torque-Balanced Acceleration (UHSPA)
US$129.99 at Engage · 2 colourways
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Weight8 oz
Core12.7 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 12.7 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8 oz (227 g)brand |
| Size | 16.6 × 7.4 inbrand |
| Handle | 6 inbrand |
| Grip | 4¼ inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | New Power Flex Polymer |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Pursuit Pro1 Innovation |
Who it suits
- 12.7 mm core. A thinner core is livelier, the traditional pick for pop (Onix, Paddletek), though Pickleball Effect's 2026 analysis finds modern 16 mm paddles have lost little of it (Pickleball Effect).
- Midweight, 8 oz. Between Paddletek's lightweight (7.3 oz and under) and heavy (8.5 oz and over) classes: the range suggested for beginners and for sore arms (Paddletek).
- Elongated (shape estimated from the paddle's width). Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- 6 in handle. Room for a two-handed backhand: 5.4 in or longer is what Pickleball Effect recommends (Pickleball Effect, PickleballUS).
- 4¼ in grip. Grips of 4⅛ in or larger tend to need less squeezing (Pickleball Effect); if it's big for your hand, there's no making it smaller, so try before you buy.
Not published by Engage: swingweight, twistweight. The finder never hides a paddle for a missing spec; it ranks it lower.
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Similar paddles
Other elongated paddles nearest in weight and core thickness.
- Engage Pursuit Pro MX 12.7 | Raw Carbon Fiber (UHSPA)Elongated · 12.7 mm · 8 oz · US$129.99
- Engage Pursuit Pro1 Elongated 12.7 Power Series | Raw Carbon Fiber (UHSPA)Elongated · 12.7 mm · 8 oz · US$129.99
- Engage Pursuit Pro EX 12.7 | Raw Carbon Fiber (UHSPA)Elongated · 12.7 mm · 8 oz · US$129.99
- Selkirk SLK Nexus - Max - Pickleball PaddleElongated · 13 mm · 7.8–8.2 oz · US$50
- Onix Praxis Pickleball PaddleElongated · 13 mm · 7.75–8.25 oz · US$169.99
- GAMMA Obsidian 13 Pickleball PaddleElongated · 13 mm · 8 oz · US$129.99
Lab reviews
Independent labs measure swingweight, twistweight, power and spin; their data is theirs, so we link rather than copy it: Pickleball Effect · Pickleball Studio · John Kew.