Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 640+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gearbox GX2 Elongated 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The GX2 Elongated has the densest, quietest contact feel I've played in a while. No ringing, no hollow echo, just a compressed release that feels almost tennis-like.
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$269.95
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.1 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 42.6%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.220
- Punch volley speed
- 37.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 21.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.674
- Spin
- 2204 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 29.3%
- Spin z-score
- -0.389
- Spin category
- Medium
- Swing weight
- 121.8
- Swing weight percentile
- 92.2%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.437
- Twist weight
- 5.85
- Twist weight percentile
- 7.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.169
- Static weight
- 8 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 49.4%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.023
- Balance point
- 24.7 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 85.0%
- Balance point z-score
- 1.001
- Firepower
- 32/100
- Control score
- 56/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 1/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4 in
- Surface material
- 3K Woven Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Carbon Fiber & Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #406 of 529 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 525 measured paddles across 9 metrics