Feels like a control paddle to me. Plays like a power paddle to them.
8+ hrs tested ·

The Pressure X 8E and 8M. Carbon-fiber paddles with a pressurized core.
2 paddles · 2 reviewed by Nico
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Gearbox started in a California garage in 2007. Engineer Rafael Filippini founded it, still runs it as CEO, and the company is still family-owned.
It's an engineering shop at heart: nearly 50 utility patents awarded or pending in the last decade, across pickleball, racquetball, squash and paddleball.
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Played, measured and scored out of 10.
Feels like a control paddle to me. Plays like a power paddle to them.
8+ hrs tested ·

A very good power paddle with one problem: its twin is the 8E.
4+ hrs tested ·

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Gearbox was founded by Rafael Filippini in 2007.
2 paddles in my database right now, listed the way Gearbox lists them: Pressure X 8E, Pressure X 8M. List prices run $279.99.
The Gearbox Pressure X 8E, at 8.9 out of 10. Feels like a control paddle to me. Plays like a power paddle to them.
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