Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Honolulu J6FC+ 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The J6FC+ is the plusher of the two J6 elongateds. With the carbon-only face stack, the ball stays on the face longer than on the J6NF, so you have more time to shape drives, drops, and resets.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.2 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 46.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.320
- Punch volley speed
- 38.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 24.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.421
- Spin
- 2291 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 79.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.603
- Swing weight
- 118.3
- Swing weight percentile
- 78.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.768
- Twist weight
- 6.7
- Twist weight percentile
- 70.2%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.472
- Static weight
- 8.14 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 77.6%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.714
- Balance point
- 24.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 77.8%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.812
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.81 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 38.2%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.294
- Firepower
- 36/100
- Control score
- 91/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- 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
- +3.6 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- EPP 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