J2NF Paddle Review: Honolulu Pickleball’s Most Complete Foam-Core Yet

The J2NF from Honolulu Pickleball is a next-gen foam-core paddle with a crisp, stable feel, 2270 RPM spin, and 36.5 MPH pop speed—offering elite performance in a lightweight, tournament-legal hybrid package.

Matt Khoury
Matt KhouryFounder, Matt's Pickleball
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Honolulu Pickleball Co. sent this paddle. No brand pays for placement.

How I measured this

Every number in this review is one I measured with my own equipment and instruments. Swing weight on a Briffidi SW1, twist weight on a Briffidi TWA2, static weight on a precision balance scale, serve speed and punch volley speed with a radar gun, spin from a high-speed camera at over 500 frames per second, surface roughness with a stylus roughness tester. It's the same setup for all 629 paddles I've measured.

Swing weight 111.25 · Twist weight 6.9 · Spin 2,270 RPM · Static weight 8.03 oz · Serve speed 60.4 MPH · Punch volley speed 38.8 MPH · Surface roughness 6.67 Ra

If a metric is missing above, this paddle hasn't been through that test yet. Full measurements for the J2NF 16mm are on its paddle page. My method is written up on the methodology page, and every paddle I've measured is in the paddle data study.

How I test and measure paddles See the full paddle data study