Gearbox CP7 - Elongated -13mm - Lifestyle Pickleball Paddle
US$34.99 at Gearbox
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Weight8 oz
Core13 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 13 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8 oz (227 g)brand |
| Size | not published |
| Handle | 4 inbrand |
| Grip | not published |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | Polypropylene (PPE) Honeycomb |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as CP7 |
Who it suits
- 13 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. Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- 4 in handle. Short for a two-handed backhand (PickleballUS); a shorter handle leaves more of the paddle for the face (PickleballUS, Pickleball Effect).
Not published by Gearbox: grip size, swingweight, twistweight. The finder never hides a paddle for a missing spec; it ranks it lower.
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- 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
- Gearbox CP7 - Elongated 13mm Pickleball PaddleElongated · 13 mm · 8 oz · US$44.99
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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.