Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Nox Sport X-FOAM JC6 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The JC6 sounds crisp on contact (high-pitched, almost like a Gen 3 thermo) but plays hotter than the sound suggests. My first 20 to 30 balls went long until I shortened my swing.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.4 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 54.5%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.487
- Punch volley speed
- 39.4 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 94.2%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 1.091
- Spin
- 2279 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 62.6%
- Spin z-score
- 0.450
- Swing weight
- 116.95
- Swing weight percentile
- 71.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.521
- Twist weight
- 6.4
- Twist weight percentile
- 47.7%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.105
- Static weight
- 8.16 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 79.9%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.823
- Balance point
- 24.2 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 45.4%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.062
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.84 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 37.5%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.300
- Firepower
- 74/100
- Control score
- 55/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.4 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.375 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #21 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics