Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 640+ reviewed
Reviewed
NOVEMBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Honolulu J2K 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The J2K is the kind of paddle that grew on me over a few sessions. Hybrid shape with a forgiving sweet spot and a Kevlar surface that grips the ball.
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$155.00
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 31.5%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.118
- Punch volley speed
- 37.2 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 9.7%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.488
- Spin
- 2198 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 25.5%
- Spin z-score
- -0.443
- Spin category
- Low
- Swing weight
- 110.27
- Swing weight percentile
- 21.5%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.729
- Twist weight
- 6.7
- Twist weight percentile
- 70.2%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.479
- Static weight
- 8.09 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 69.2%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.477
- Balance point
- 23.3 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 5.3%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.634
- Firepower
- 21/100
- Control score
- 100/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +2.8 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.125 in
- Width
- 7.75 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Dupont Kevlar
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #466 of 526 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 522 measured paddles across 9 metrics