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102Hours tracked

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Bag

Main

11SIX24 Jelly Bean 225 hrs

Backup

RPM Friction Pro V25 hrs

Retired

Neonic Swift FLX5 hrs
11SIX24 Power 217 hrs
Enhance DUO10 hrs
Enhance MPP Turbo12 hrs
Enhance EPP Turbo8 hrs
RPM Q26 hrs
Bread & Butter The Loco9 hrs

Ranked list

111SIX24 Jelly Bean 29.8
211SIX24 Power 29.3
3RPM Friction Pro V28.9
4Enhance MPP Turbo8.4
5Neonic Swift FLX7.9
6Selkirk Project Boomstik7.5
7Friday Aura7.0
8Bread & Butter The Loco6.4
9RPM Q25.8
10Enhance DUO5.3

Ratings

Friday
Aura
Elongated 16mm · 5 hrs · Oct 17, 2026
7.5
Great control for its time
When the paddle was first released, it had a lot of potential as an all court for many people. However, spin was outperformed by other similar all court paddles. Worth getting for beginner family or friend, but other cheaper options available
Selkirk
Project Boomstik
Elongated 16mm · 1 hrs · Oct 17, 2026
7.0
Overpriced and unwieldy
Enhance
MPP Turbo
Hybrid 16mm · 12 hrs · Oct 17, 2026
8.5
The Hyrbid is the best shape
RPM
Friction Pro V2

Friday Aura5 hrs

Want to try

Bread & Butter Loco 20 hrs

11

Enhance EPP Turbo

4.7

Hybrid 16mm · 5 hrs · Oct 17, 2026

9.0

Only worthy Gen3

Neonic

5 hrs · Oct 17, 2026

8.5

Underrated paddle for anyone

This is a paddle that snuck up on me. The balance of power and control is phenomenal. It’s nothing like the marketing jargon you see in other paddle brands, because this actually feels like a precise input and output of power int direction that you want. Looking forward to the neogrit version

11SIX24

Ultré 16mm · 15 hrs · Oct 16, 2026

9.5

Pro performance without Pro price

11SIX24

Vapor 16mm · 25 hrs · Oct 16, 2026

9.5

The most complete All court

Th Ultre shape JB2.0 paddle is the ultimate all court paddle for players who can generate their own power, but looks for precise placement and shot shaping. The hexgrit will ensure that your spin does not decrease, thus enhancing your consistency. This should be the paddle for any intermediate to advance players who love to full swing and have the confidence that their shots stay in the court.