Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
AUGUST 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gearbox Pressure X Elongated 8M 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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Matt's Feel Profile
Stiff + Hollowstiff face with a crisp, resonant pop
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 61.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 99.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- 1.518
- Punch volley speed
- 38.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 55.5%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.504
- Spin
- 2191 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 23.0%
- Spin z-score
- -0.519
- Spin category
- Low
- Swing weight
- 115.1
- Swing weight percentile
- 55.6%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.174
- Twist weight
- 5.9
- Twist weight percentile
- 10.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.074
- Static weight
- 7.97 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 42.0%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.135
- Balance point
- 24.4 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 57.8%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.435
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 7.30 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 54.1%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- 0.009
- Firepower
- 77/100
- Control score
- 35/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.3 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- SSTCore Toray T-700 Carbon Fiber
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Feel stiffness
- 38/100
- Feel hollowness
- 80/100
- Feel profile
- Stiff + Hollow
- Punch volley rank
- #194 of 525 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 521 measured paddles across 9 metrics