Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gearbox GX2 Hyper 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The GX2 Hyper is the kitchen specialist of the GX2 line. The swing weight is among the lowest in the catalog, so hands at the net are sharp.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.8 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 34.5%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.023
- Punch volley speed
- 38.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 24.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.421
- Spin
- 2071 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 5.4%
- Spin z-score
- -1.828
- Swing weight
- 107.5
- Swing weight percentile
- 9.2%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.246
- Twist weight
- 6.6
- Twist weight percentile
- 63.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.279
- Static weight
- 7.96 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 40.1%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.192
- Balance point
- 24 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 32.8%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.307
- Firepower
- 30/100
- Control score
- 98/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.0 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.75 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.375 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
- #372 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics