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Vapor Jelly Bean 2
Spins more: +185 RPM
More forgiving: +0.5 twist weight
More control: +0.8
Costs $92 less with code
Pressure X 8E Elongated+ 16mm
More power: +5.0
More pop: +4.9
By the numbers.
Scores run 0 to 10. Measurement bars are relative to each other.
Vapor Jelly Bean 2
Pressure X 8E Elongated+ 16mm
Spin
RPM, lab average
2,383RPM
lab avg · 2 sourcesTop 10% of the database
2,199RPM
lab avg · 2 sources
Power
drives and serves
4.0/10
9.0/10
Pop
speed off the face on short swings
4.0/10
8.9/10
Control
stability and a calm face
9.5/10
8.7/10
Grit durability
how long the bite lasts
9.5/10
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not scored yet
Swing weight
lower swings quicker
116.5
lab avg · 3 sources
118.1
lab avg · 2 sourcesAmong the heaviest
Twist weight
higher forgives mishits
6.61
lab avg · 3 sources
6.08
lab avg · 2 sources
Static weight
ounces on the scale
8.2oz
lab avg · 3 sources
8.0oz
lab avg · 2 sources
Power, Pop, Control and Grit durability are my scores on my 10-point scale. Every paddle starts from a default I compute from where its measurements land against the whole database, and I set the number myself once I've played the paddle. Power is drives and serves, Pop is speed off the face on short swings, Control is stability with a calm face, Grit durability is how long the bite lasts. Spin, swing weight, twist weight and static weight are raw measurements: “lab avg” averages the independent reviewer labs in my database (John Kew, Matt's Pickleball, Pickleball Studio, The Pickleball Blast), and “brand claims” is the manufacturer's published number. I don't own a bench rig, and I say so.
The build
Vapor Jelly Bean 2
Pressure X 8E Elongated+ 16mm
Shape
Hybrid
Elongated
Core
16mm, EMA foam (EMA center, EVA floating ring, expanding foam edge)
16mm, Pressure X Core: SSTCore with Micro Cell EPP foam, SST 2.0 carbon fiber rib structure
