nico the lefty.Honest Pickleball Reviews

Bread & Butter Loco 2 vs Six Zero Coral Pro

Comparisons cover the paddles I've reviewed, so every score is mine. Pick any other paddle to request its review.

Bread & Butter Loco 2

Bread & Butter Loco 2 →

  • Quicker Hands
  • More Power
  • More Pop
Power paddleGood control

Loco 2

$198 w/ code · Hybrid · 16mm

$198 at Bread & Butter ↗Read the review
Six Zero Coral Pro

Six Zero Coral Pro →

  • Tougher Grit
  • Costs Less
All-court paddleStrong spin

Coral Pro

$187 w/ code · Hybrid · 16mm

$187 at Six Zero ↗Read the review

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Loco 2

  • Quicker in hand: 3.0 lower swing weight
  • More power: +1.4
  • More pop: +1.7

Coral Pro

  • Grit tested more durable: +9.5
  • Costs $11 less with code
  • Longer handle: +1.25 in

By the numbers.

Scores run 0 to 10. Measurement bars are relative to each other.

Loco 2

Coral Pro

Spin

RPM, lab average

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one lab only · not shown

2,399RPM

lab avg · 2 sourcesTop 10% of the database

Power

drives and serves

8.8/10

7.4/10

Pop

speed off the face on short swings

8.8/10

7.1/10

Control

stability and a calm face

8.5/10

8.8/10

Spin score

how well it shapes the ball

9.5/10

9.5/10

Grit durability

how long the bite lasts

0.0/10

9.5/10

Swing weight

lower swings quicker

111.0

brand claims

114.0

brand claims

Twist weight

higher forgives mishits

6.70

brand claims

6.70

brand claims

Static weight

ounces on the scale

8.1oz

brand claims

8.2oz

brand claims

Power, Pop, Control, Spin score 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, Spin score is how well it shapes the ball, 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, Pickleball Studio, Matt's Pickleball, 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

Loco 2Coral Pro
ShapeHybridHybrid
Core16mm16mm, Tectonic Core with ProPulsion Foam
Face–Double Diamond Tough Raw Carbon Fiber (Ultra Rough UPA texture)
Length × width16.2 × 7.6 in16.3 × 7.5-7.7 in
Handle4.25 in5.5 in
Certification–UPA (PBCoR 0.42 stated)
MSRP$220$220
With code NICOTHELEFTY$198$187
Nico's score8.9 / 109.2 / 10

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