Holbrook Arma X Metallic 14mm
US$199.99 at Holbrook
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Weight8 oz
Core14 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 14 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8 oz (227 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.5 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.25 inbrand |
| Grip | 4¼ inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Arma Metallic X 14mm |
Who it suits
- 14 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).
- 5.25 in handle. Just long enough for two hands; PickleballUS puts the minimum at 5.25 in (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 Holbrook: swingweight, twistweight. The finder never hides a paddle for a missing spec; it ranks it lower.
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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.