Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Neonic Flare Prime X 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Flare Prime X is the power version of the Flare line, but the power is more controlled than explosive. Drives carry decent depth without the unpredictable trampoline effect that makes some power paddles hard to manage.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 19.8%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.708
- Punch volley speed
- 38.5 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 36.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.046
- Spin
- 2276 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 60.1%
- Spin z-score
- 0.437
- Swing weight
- 105.9
- Swing weight percentile
- 5.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.547
- Twist weight
- 6.65
- Twist weight percentile
- 66.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.373
- Static weight
- 7.71 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 6.1%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.459
- Balance point
- 23.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 12.8%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.053
- Firepower
- 28/100
- Control score
- 92/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.4 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.875 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 in
- Handle circumference
- 4 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber & Fiberglass
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #310 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics