Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
NOVEMBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Chorus Shapeshifter EX 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Shapeshifter EX is the Elongated take in the X-series, and it plays the way you'd expect: more reach, slightly slower hands than the HX or SX. If you spend time at the baseline or you're a tennis player who likes to let the paddle work for you, the extra length makes drives feel weightier without forcing you to swing harder.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.1 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 9.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.480
- Punch volley speed
- 36.5 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 2.7%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -2.289
- Spin
- 2306 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 88.5%
- Spin z-score
- 0.769
- Swing weight
- 116.5
- Swing weight percentile
- 67.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.432
- Twist weight
- 6.2
- Twist weight percentile
- 29.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.492
- Static weight
- 7.8 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 14.3%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.998
- Balance point
- 24.3 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 52.1%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.253
- Firepower
- 6/100
- Control score
- 74/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- 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
- +3.3 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- 18k Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #499 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics