Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
AUGUST 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Facolos Elite X 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Elite X 14mm is quick in hand, and the punch volleys snap off the face with short, fast rebounds that work in speedup exchanges. The catch is that the twist weight is among the lowest in the catalog, so off-center hits send the ball where you didn't want it to go.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 32.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.108
- Punch volley speed
- 39 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 64.0%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.630
- Spin
- 2229 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 38.9%
- Spin z-score
- -0.082
- Swing weight
- 113.85
- Swing weight percentile
- 46.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.067
- Twist weight
- 5.75
- Twist weight percentile
- 5.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.360
- Static weight
- 8.01 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 50.7%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.053
- Balance point
- 24.1 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 39.0%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.122
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.95 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 46.6%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.191
- Firepower
- 48/100
- Control score
- 50/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.1 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #128 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics