Hudef Apex Pro2 Wide Body Pickleball Paddle – 16mm
US$169.99 at Hudef
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Weight8.2–8.4 oz
Core16 mm
Swingweight109
Specs
| Shape | Widebodybrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 16 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.2–8.4 oz (232–238 g)brand |
| Size | 15.9 × 7.95 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.1 inbrand |
| Grip | 4⅛ inbrand |
| Swingweight | 109medium for a widebodybrand |
| Twistweight | 7medium for a widebodybrand |
| Balance | 235 mmbrand |
| Core material | Supercritical Foaming Polypropylene Honeycomb |
| Face | Toray T700 Raw Carbon Fiber |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Apex Pro2 |
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, 8.2–8.4 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).
- Widebody. The most forgiving shape and the best on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect): a good start if you're undecided (Pickleball Effect).
- 5.1 in handle. Short for a two-handed backhand (PickleballUS); a shorter handle leaves more of the paddle for the face (PickleballUS, Pickleball Effect).
- Medium swingweight for a widebody. Quick hands at the net: the band the sources pair with control, and with newer players and sore arms (Pickleball.com, Paddletek, Pickleball Science).
- Medium twistweight for a widebody. Typical stability for the shape (Pickleball.com).
- 4⅛ 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.
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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.