Mint GhostX | Gen4 16mm | Gray
US$195.95 at Mint · 2 colourways
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Weight8.1 oz
Core16 mm
Swingweight111
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 16 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.1 oz (230 g)brand |
| Size | 16.34 × 7.48 inbrand |
| Handle | not published |
| Grip | 4¼ inbrand |
| Swingweight | 111low for an elongatedbrand |
| Twistweight | 6.02medium for an elongatedbrand |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | 16 mm — MPP10 power foam center, full EVA suspension halo, P |
| Face | T700 unidirectional carbon fiber |
| 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, 8.1 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).
- Elongated (shape estimated from the paddle's width). Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- Low swingweight for an elongated. 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 an elongated. Typical stability for the shape (Pickleball.com).
- 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 Mint: handle length. 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.