Players Rogue2Q (Quad Shape) Gel-Core
US$109.99 at Players
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Weight8.1 oz
Core12.7 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Hybridbrand |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 12.7 mmbrand |
| Weight | 8.1 oz (230 g)brand |
| Size | 15.88 × 8.12 inbrand |
| Handle | 4.75 inbrand |
| Grip | 4 3⁄16 inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | not published |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
Who it suits
- 12.7 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).
- 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).
- Hybrid. Between widebody and elongated; with a widebody, the shape to start with if you're undecided (Pickleball Effect).
- 4.75 in handle. Short for a two-handed backhand (PickleballUS); a shorter handle leaves more of the paddle for the face (PickleballUS, Pickleball Effect).
- 4 3⁄16 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 Players: 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.