nico the lefty.Honest Pickleball Reviews

Bread & Butter Loco 2 vs Speedup Tide 14H

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 →

  • More Forgiving
Power paddleGood control

Loco 2

$198 w/ code · Hybrid · 16mm

Speedup Tide 14H

Speedup Tide →

  • Tougher Grit
  • Costs Less
All-court paddle

Tide 14H

$153 w/ code · Hybrid · 14mm

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Loco 2

  • More forgiving: +0.4 twist weight

Tide 14H

  • Grit tested more durable: +7.7
  • Costs $45 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

Tide 14H

Spin

RPM, lab average

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one lab only · not shown

2,264RPM

lab avg · 2 sources

Power

drives and serves

8.8/10

8.2/10

Pop

speed off the face on short swings

8.8/10

8.5/10

Control

stability and a calm face

8.5/10

8.1/10

Spin score

how well it shapes the ball

9.5/10

8.8/10

Grit durability

how long the bite lasts

0.0/10

7.7/10

Swing weight

lower swings quicker

111.0

brand claims

112.0

brand claims

Twist weight

higher forgives mishits

6.70

brand claims

6.30

brand claims

Static weight

ounces on the scale

8.1oz

brand claims

8.0oz

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 2Tide 14H
ShapeHybridHybrid
Core16mm14mm, PureFeel Core - MPP with TPE outer ring
Face–FlexGrid Face - 3 layers Toray T700 carbon fiber (±45° layup)
Length × width16.2 × 7.6 in16.4 × 7.5 in
Handle4.25 in5.5 in
Certification–USAP approved (PBCoR .43)
MSRP$220$169.99
With code NICOTHELEFTY$198$153
Nico's score8.9 / 108.4 / 10

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