ProKennex BLACK ACE 16 BLUE
US$279 at ProKennex
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Weight7.9 oz
Core16 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Widebodyestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 16 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.9 oz (224 g)brand |
| Size | 16 × 8 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.3 inbrand |
| Grip | not published |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | Polypropylene Honeycomb |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Black Ace 16 |
Who it suits
- 16 mm core. Thicker cores feel softer and steadier; 16 mm is the core the sources suggest for newer players and most others today (Onix, Paddletek, Pickleball Effect).
- Midweight, 7.9 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).
- Widebody (shape estimated from the paddle's width). The most forgiving shape and the best on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect): a good start if you're undecided (Pickleball Effect).
- 5.3 in handle. Just long enough for two hands; PickleballUS puts the minimum at 5.25 in (PickleballUS).
Not published by ProKennex: grip size, 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.