Engage Encore 16mm | Balanced Performance (UHSPA)
US$49.99 at Engage · 2 colourways
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Weight8 oz
Core16 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | not published |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 16 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8 oz (227 g)brand |
| Size | not published |
| Handle | 5 inbrand |
| Grip | 4¼ inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | E3+ Polymer Core (16mm) |
| Face | Amplified Textured Fiberglass Face |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
Who it suits
- 16 mm core. Thicker cores feel softer and steadier; 16 mm is the core the sources suggest for newer players and most others today (Onix, Paddletek, Pickleball Effect).
- Midweight, 8 oz. Between Paddletek's lightweight (7.3 oz and under) and heavy (8.5 oz and over) classes: the range suggested for beginners and for sore arms (Paddletek).
- 5 in handle. Short for a two-handed backhand (PickleballUS); a shorter handle leaves more of the paddle for the face (PickleballUS, Pickleball Effect).
- 4¼ in grip. Grips of 4⅛ in or larger tend to need less squeezing (Pickleball Effect); if it's big for your hand, there's no making it smaller, so try before you buy.
Not published by Engage: shape, swingweight, twistweight. The finder never hides a paddle for a missing spec; it ranks it lower.
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Lab reviews
Independent labs measure swingweight, twistweight, power and spin; their data is theirs, so we link rather than copy it: Pickleball Effect · Pickleball Studio · John Kew.