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J6CR Crystal Blue
Quicker in hand: 2.5 lower swing weight
More pop: +1.3
Longer handle: +0.50 in
Spitfire
Spins more: +43 RPM
Costs $77 less with code
By the numbers.
Scores run 0 to 10. Measurement bars are relative to each other.
J6CR Crystal Blue
Spitfire
Spin
RPM, lab average
2,348RPM
lab avg · 2 sourcesTop quarter
2,390RPM
lab avg · 2 sourcesTop 10% of the database
Power
drives and serves
9.1/10
8.6/10
Pop
speed off the face on short swings
9.3/10
8.0/10
Control
stability and a calm face
8.7/10
8.5/10
Grit durability
how long the bite lasts
9.5/10
8.9/10
Swing weight
lower swings quicker
113.5
lab avg · 2 sources
116.0
brand claims
Twist weight
higher forgives mishits
6.29
lab avg · 2 sources
6.20
brand claims
Static weight
ounces on the scale
8.1oz
brand claims
7.9oz
brand claims
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, 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
J6CR Crystal Blue
Spitfire
Shape
Elongated
Elongated
Core
16mm, Core Reactor multi-density foam
16mm, Generation 4 Turbo Foam
Face
Carbon fiber with Crystal Blue Endurance Surface (Blue Grit)
QuadFiber
Length × width
16.48 × 7.52 in
16.5 × 7.5 in
Handle
6 in
5.5 in
Certification
UPA-A approved (not USAP)
USAP Approved
MSRP
$195
$109.99
With code NICOTHELEFTY
$175.50
$98.99
Nico's score
9.2 / 10
9.1 / 10
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