Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
NOVEMBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Chorus Shapeshifter SX 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Shapeshifter SX is the Standard-shape pick in the X-series and the most forgiving of the three. The wider face means a bigger sweet spot, and the foam-injected edges keep mishits playable when they wouldn't be on most paddles in this swing weight class.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 57.4 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 3.9%
- Serve speed z-score
- -2.080
- Punch volley speed
- 37.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 7.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.588
- Spin
- 2212 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 31.3%
- Spin z-score
- -0.270
- Swing weight
- 107.2
- Swing weight percentile
- 8.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.302
- Twist weight
- 6.9
- Twist weight percentile
- 80.2%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.858
- Static weight
- 7.71 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 6.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.451
- Balance point
- 23.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 12.7%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.053
- Firepower
- 6/100
- Control score
- 100/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- 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
- +3.6 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.75 in
- Width
- 8.125 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
- #467 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics