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Cyclone
Costs $12 less with code
Power 2 Ultré
Spins more: +103 RPM
More forgiving: +0.3 twist weight
More control: +1.6
Grit tested more durable: +1.9
By the numbers.
Scores run 0 to 10. Measurement bars are relative to each other.
Cyclone
Power 2 Ultré
Spin
RPM, lab average
2,280RPM
lab avg · 4 sources
2,383RPM
lab avg · 2 sourcesTop 10% of the database
Power
drives and serves
8.8/10
8.8/10
Pop
speed off the face on short swings
9.2/10
8.5/10
Control
stability and a calm face
6.3/10
7.9/10
Grit durability
how long the bite lasts
7.6/10
9.5/10
Swing weight
lower swings quicker
113.5
brand claims
113.9
lab avg · 3 sources
Twist weight
higher forgives mishits
6.30
brand claims
6.63
lab avg · 3 sources
Static weight
ounces on the scale
3.9oz
brand claims
7.9oz
lab avg · 3 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, 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
Cyclone
Power 2 Ultré
Shape
Elongated
Hybrid
Core
16mm, PulseFoam MPPE foam (microcellular polypropylene) with floating foam suspension
16mm, Gen 4 Full Foam Floating Core
Face
T700 raw carbon fiber with NanoGraph surface texture
Carbon fiber with HexGrit surface (patent pending)
Length × width
16.46 × 7.51 in
16.3 × 7.625 in
Handle
–
5.75 in
Certification
–
UPA-A approved (not USAP)
MSRP
$209
$209.99
With code NICOTHELEFTY
$188.10
$199.99
Nico's score
8.2 / 10
8.7 / 10
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