Gearbox CX11 - Elongated Control 8.5oz - SSTCORE
US$99.99 at Gearbox
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Weight8.5 oz
Core11 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 11 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.5 oz (241 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.38 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.5 inbrand |
| Grip | 3.625 inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | Patented Carbon Fiber Chambers |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
Who it suits
- 11 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).
- Heavy, 8.5 oz. Paddles of 8.5 oz and over are rarely a good start for new players and tire the arm faster (Paddletek); the finder hides them for players with arm trouble.
- Elongated. Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- 5.5 in handle. Room for a two-handed backhand: 5.4 in or longer is what Pickleball Effect recommends (Pickleball Effect, PickleballUS).
- 3.625 in grip. A smaller grip; between sizes, the sources say go smaller and build up with an overgrip (Pickleball Central, Paddletek).
Not published by Gearbox: swingweight, twistweight. The finder never hides a paddle for a missing spec; it ranks it lower.
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- Paddletek Bantam EX-L ProElongated · 14.3 mm · 8.3–8.7 oz · US$99.99
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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.