Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Nox Sport X-FOAM JMA 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The JMA is the stranger of the NOX X-FOAM pair. It's heavy in static weight, but the head-light balance keeps the swing weight low.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 69.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.659
- Punch volley speed
- 39.2 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 82.7%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.857
- Spin
- 2283 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 67.4%
- Spin z-score
- 0.493
- Swing weight
- 110.4
- Swing weight percentile
- 22.2%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.702
- Twist weight
- 6.8
- Twist weight percentile
- 75.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.669
- Static weight
- 8.29 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 94.8%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.479
- Balance point
- 23.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 9.5%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.248
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 5.68 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 12.6%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -1.056
- Firepower
- 76/100
- Control score
- 70/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.0 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.125 in
- Width
- 7.75 in
- Handle length
- 5.25 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #50 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics