NOX Pala Pickleball X-FOAM NEXO 14mm
US$179.99 at NOX
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Weight8.1 oz
Core14 mm
Swingweight108.7
Specs
| Shape | Hybridestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 14 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.1 oz (230 g)brand |
| Size | 16.25 × 7.75 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.02 inbrand |
| Grip | 4⅛ inbrand |
| Swingweight | 108.7low for a hybridbrand |
| Twistweight | 6.27low for a hybridbrand |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as X-FOAM NEXO 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, 8.1 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).
- Hybrid (shape estimated from the paddle's width). Between widebody and elongated; with a widebody, the shape to start with if you're undecided (Pickleball Effect).
- 5.02 in handle. Short for a two-handed backhand (PickleballUS); a shorter handle leaves more of the paddle for the face (PickleballUS, Pickleball Effect).
- Low swingweight for a hybrid. Quick hands at the net: the band the sources pair with control, and with newer players and sore arms (Pickleball.com, Paddletek, Pickleball Science).
- Low twistweight for a hybrid. Twists more on off-centre hits than most hybrids (Pickleball.com, Paddletek).
- 4⅛ 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.
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- NOX Pala Pickleball X-TREME NEXO 14mmHybrid · 14 mm · 8.1 oz · US$129.99
- Honolulu SWORD & SHIELD J2k 14MMHybrid · 14 mm · 7.9–8.3 oz · US$155
- Honolulu SWORD & SHIELD J2k 14 MM PROHybrid · 14 mm · 7.9–8.2 oz · US$165
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.