Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JUNE 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gearbox GX2 Power Elongated 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The GX2 Power Elongated is the heavier of the two GX2 Power shapes, with deeper drives and more put-away potential than the Hybrid. The new perimeter foam ring and internal fiberglass strips give the paddle the feedback the original GX2 was missing.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 61 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 92.2%
- Serve speed z-score
- 1.006
- Punch volley speed
- 39.5 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 96.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 1.214
- Spin
- 2220 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 36.0%
- Spin z-score
- -0.182
- Swing weight
- 117.45
- Swing weight percentile
- 74.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.609
- Twist weight
- 6.25
- Twist weight percentile
- 34.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.396
- Static weight
- 7.89 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 27.3%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.545
- Balance point
- 24.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 67.4%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.626
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.86 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 41.4%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.263
- Firepower
- 94/100
- Control score
- 32/100
- Power rating
- 5/5
- Control rating
- 2/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.5 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
- #15 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics