RPM Q2 16mm Elongated Pickleball Paddle
US$249.99 at RPM
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Weight7.8 oz
Core16 mm
Swingweight114
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 16 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.8 oz (221 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.5 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.5 inbrand |
| Grip | 4⅛ inbrand |
| Swingweight | 114low for an elongatedbrand |
| Twistweight | 6.1medium for an elongatedbrand |
| Balance | 248 mmbrand |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | Carbon Fiber Surface |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Q2 Elongated 16mm |
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, 7.8 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).
- 5.5 in handle. Room for a two-handed backhand: 5.4 in or longer is what Pickleball Effect recommends (Pickleball Effect, PickleballUS).
- Low swingweight for an elongated. Quick hands at the net: the band the sources pair with control, and with newer players and sore arms (Pickleball.com, Paddletek, Pickleball Science).
- Medium twistweight for an elongated. Typical stability for the shape (Pickleball.com).
- 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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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.