Onix Hype X Lite Pickleball Paddle
US$59.99 at Onix
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Weight6.75–7.25 oz
Core12 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 12 mmbrand |
| Weight | 6.75–7.25 oz (191–206 g)brand |
| Size | 16.4 × 7.5 inbrand |
| Handle | 5 inbrand |
| Grip | 4 inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | Polypropylene |
| Face | Composite |
| Approval | USAP approvedlisted as Hype X Lite |
Who it suits
- 12 mm core. A thinner core is livelier, the traditional pick for pop (Onix, Paddletek), though Pickleball Effect's 2026 analysis finds modern 16 mm paddles have lost little of it (Pickleball Effect).
- Light, 6.75–7.25 oz. In Paddletek's lightweight class. A very light paddle absorbs less shock, so the arm does more of the work (Paddletek, Pickleball.com).
- Elongated. Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- 5 in handle. Short for a two-handed backhand (PickleballUS); a shorter handle leaves more of the paddle for the face (PickleballUS, Pickleball Effect).
- 4 in grip. A smaller grip; between sizes, the sources say go smaller and build up with an overgrip (Pickleball Central, Paddletek).
Not published by Onix: 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.