Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
APRIL 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Engage X2 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Engage X2 16mm is a Gen 4 thermoformed elongated built around a dual-density EPP and EVA foam core. Serve speed, punch volley pop, and spin are all above average across 500-plus paddles measured.
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Matt's Feel Profile
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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
- 38.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 55.5%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.506
- Spin
- 2280 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 64.4%
- Spin z-score
- 0.461
- Swing weight
- 115.45
- Swing weight percentile
- 59.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.241
- Twist weight
- 6
- Twist weight percentile
- 15.7%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.879
- Static weight
- 7.88 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 25.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.589
- Balance point
- 24.7 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 84.9%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.997
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.85 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 38.9%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.295
- Firepower
- 55/100
- Control score
- 51/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- 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
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Dual-Density Foam Core (EPP and EVA foam)
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Feel stiffness
- 30/100
- Feel hollowness
- 48/100
- Feel profile
- Stiff
- Punch volley rank
- #193 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics