The Pegasus Power 2 has the biggest sweet spot of any paddle I've tested, a perfect 100 out of 100, and it still has the pop of a power paddle. That combination is rare, since only three other paddles I've tested score 90 or more for both pop and sweet spot. The Pegasus Power 2 is the widebody shape of 11SIX24's Power 2 line, a 16mm full foam paddle with HexGrit built into the face, and it came out on March 6, 2026. It spins a lot for a widebody too, since only four widebodies I've tested spin more, which is why it's the paddle I'd hand to an intermediate player who wants more pace without losing the forgiveness they're used to. The two things to know before you buy are approval and touch. It's approved by UPA-A only, which means you can play it in UPA-A events but not in USA Pickleball sanctioned events. There's also enough pop in the face that your dinks and resets need a soft hand. It's $209.99. The code STSPICKLEBALL takes $10 off, which brings it to $199.99. I earn a commission when you use my codes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The sweet spot scored 100 out of 100, and no paddle I've tested has a bigger one.
- It scored 95 out of 100 for pop, and only six paddles I've tested pop more.
- It's one of only two paddles I've tested that score 90 or more for pop, spin and sweet spot all at once.
- In my wear test, HexGrit lost about 1% of its spin over 75 games.
Cons
- It's approved by UPA-A only, so you can't use it in USA Pickleball sanctioned events.
- The face has a lot of pop, so a dink or reset you push with your arm can sit up high enough to get attacked.
- At 15.8 inches long, it gives you less reach than the Power 2 hybrids and the elongated Hurache-X Power 2.
Quick answers
Is the Pegasus Power 2 USAP approved?
No. 11SIX24's product page lists it as UPA-A approved only, and that's how it read when I checked on October 21, 2026. UPA-A covers events like PPA Tour qualifiers, but not USA Pickleball sanctioned tournaments. If you need USA Pickleball approval, the Selkirk Boomstik Widebody and the Enhance MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Widebody further down are both approved, and both forgive almost as much.
Is the Pegasus Power 2 worth it over the original Pegasus Power?
Yes, if you want more pace and spin. The Pegasus Power 2 has far more power, 89 out of 100 against 64 on the original, and far more pop, 95 against 74. It also spins more, 2,361 RPM against 2,301 RPM. The sweet spot is about the same, 100 against 97. What you give up is control, because the original scored 88 out of 100 for control and the Power 2 scored 72. The original is also USA Pickleball approved, and it's $89.99 with the code STSPICKLEBALL, which is $110 less. So if your game is all touch, or you play USA Pickleball events, the original still makes sense.
Pegasus Power 2 or Vapor Power 2?
The Pegasus, unless you want the reach. Power and spin come out about the same between the two. The Pegasus Power 2 has a far bigger sweet spot, 100 out of 100 against 78 on the Vapor Power 2, and it has a little more pop and a little more control. The Vapor Power 2 is 16.25 inches long against the Pegasus Power 2's 15.8 inches, so it reaches further on volleys and overheads.
Moderately firm with a slight ping, and steady anywhere on the face
The Pegasus Power 2 is on the firm side and leans stiff and hollow, but it stops short of the stiffest foam paddles. For reference, the Bread & Butter Loco is a stiffer foam paddle. You still feel the ball come off the face on every hit. The sound leans hollow with a slight ping at contact, so it doesn't have the muted thud of a dense, soft paddle.
What stands out more than the firmness is how steady the face is. The Pegasus Power 2 stays steady when you catch the ball off center, and the pace comes off the face the same way wherever you hit it. That's why it's easy to pick up and play. You don't spend your first few sessions finding where the good part of the face is, because nearly all of it is the good part.
It's also quick in your hands. My swing weight reading was 108.8. Swing weight is how heavy the paddle feels when you swing it, and lower means faster hands. A swing weight of 108.8 is average for a widebody and the lightest of the four Power 2 shapes.
Real pace on offense, and the soft game asks for a light touch
How its spin stacks up against other widebodies you can buy
Only three widebodies you can buy spin more, 88 RPM above the average
The top three for spin
- 1Honolulu J3CR Crystal Blue2,436
- 211SIX24 Pegasus Jelly Bean 22,37561 RPM behind
- 3RPM Q2 Widebody2,36967 RPM behind
- 411SIX24 Pegasus Power 22,36175 RPM behind
Drives, serves and put-aways
You get easy pace on drives and serves, though it isn't the hardest hitter I've tested. The Pegasus Power 2 scored 89 out of 100 for power, which is far more than the average widebody at about 65, and only four widebodies I've tested hit harder. Across every shape, 25 paddles I've tested hit harder. That lines up with what 11SIX24 says it built, a power paddle meant to be the most usable, not the most powerful.
Spin is the other half of your offense. The Pegasus Power 2 spun 2,361 RPM in my spin test, for a spin score of 90 out of 100. That's more spin than the average widebody, which comes in at about 2,270 RPM, and only four widebodies I've tested spin more. HexGrit is what grabs the ball, so a topspin drive or serve dips into the court and you can swing hard and still keep it in.
The spin lasts, too. In my wear test, HexGrit lost about 1% of its spin over 75 games.
Speed-ups, counters and hands battles
This is where the pop pays off. Pop is the pace you get off short swings at the net, and the Pegasus Power 2 scored 95 out of 100 for pop, which is clearly more than the average widebody at about 79. Only three widebodies I've tested pop more. Speed-ups and counters jump off the face, and the low swing weight gets the paddle into position early in a fast exchange. If you like to be the one who speeds it up first, this is a widebody that's genuinely quick in a hands battle.
Dinks, resets and third-shot drops
Control and sweet spot are my scores from the same ball-machine dink, drop and reset drills every paddle gets. The Pegasus Power 2 scored 72 out of 100 for control, which is about the same as the average widebody at about 76. For a paddle that pops this much, that's a good result. The Pegasus Power 2 is clearly more controllable than the Ultré Power 2 and far more controllable than the Hurache-X Power 2.
The pop doesn't switch off at the kitchen, though. A dink or a reset you push with your arm is a short swing, and short swings are exactly where this face adds pace. With a pop score of 95 out of 100, a reset needs less swing than you'd give a softer paddle. If your soft game is already solid, the big sweet spot helps a lot here, because a block you catch off center still goes where you aimed it.
Mishits
Nothing I've tested forgives more. The sweet spot scored 100 out of 100, clearly bigger than the average widebody at about 83, so an off-center block or drive keeps its line and most of its pace. Twist weight is how much the face resists twisting when you miss the center. The Pegasus Power 2's twist weight of 7.3 is solid, against about 6.9 for the average widebody, and only nine widebodies I've tested have a higher one.
How it feels in your hand next to other widebodies you can buy
About average in your hands, steadier than most when you miss the middle
How heavy the paddle feels when you swing it. A lower number swings quicker.
About average swing weight for a widebody.
How much the paddle fights twisting when you miss the middle. A higher number is steadier.
Only five widebodies you can buy are steadier.
How its sweet spot stacks up against other widebodies you can buy
The biggest sweet spot of any widebody you can buy
Both rings are sized to their score.
The Pegasus is the most forgiving of the four Power 2 shapes by far
All four Power 2 shapes are $209.99, or $199.99 with the code STSPICKLEBALL. They share the same core, face and HexGrit, they're all approved by UPA-A only, and they all have a one year warranty. Spin comes out about the same across the line, and power is close. What changes is forgiveness, control and reach.
The Vapor Power 2 is the hybrid, 16.25 inches long. Next to the Pegasus Power 2, its sweet spot is far smaller, 78 out of 100 against 100. The Vapor Power 2 also has a little less pop and a little less control, and its swing weight is about the same, 110.6 against 108.8.
The Ultré Power 2 is the flat-top hybrid, and it hits the hardest of the four. It scored 94 out of 100 for power against 89 on the Pegasus Power 2, so that's a little more power. You pay for it with a far smaller sweet spot, 76 against 100, and clearly less control, 58 against 72.
The Hurache-X Power 2 is the elongated, 16.5 inches long with a 6 inch handle, and it's the one for reach. Its sweet spot scored 64 out of 100 and its control scored 32, both far below the Pegasus Power 2. The Hurache-X Power 2 also swings clearly heavier, with a swing weight of 115.2 against 108.8.
So the Pegasus Power 2 is the one to get unless you need reach. You give up about half an inch against the Vapor Power 2, and the payoff is the most forgiving face in the line with almost no loss of pace.
11SIX24 calls the Pegasus a touch shape, and my numbers only half agree
Inside is a 16mm Gen 4 full foam core, thermoformed, with MPP foam in the center, an EVA ring around it and foam along the edges. The face is carbon fiber on both sides of a fiberglass layer, and the HexGrit texture is built into the peel-ply surface rather than painted on. It's 15.8 inches long and 8.12 inches wide, with a 5.75 inch handle and a 4.125 inch grip. The 5.75 inch handle leaves room for a two-handed backhand. 11SIX24 lists the weight at 8.0 to 8.3 oz and gives a 12 month warranty. Returns are open for 30 days, with a $10 return shipping fee, according to 11SIX24's FAQ.
The build explains the numbers. Full foam widebodies hit harder than most widebodies, so they're the tougher comparison. The average 16mm full foam widebody scores about 78 for power and about 86 for pop, and the Pegasus Power 2 still has clearly more power at 89 and a little more pop at 95, with about the same control. The spin comes from the HexGrit, not the shape. It spins more than the average 16mm widebody with a raw peel-ply face, which comes in at about 2,265 RPM, and about the same as the average 16mm widebody with a grit face.
11SIX24 makes three claims about the Pegasus shape and the Power 2 line, and here's how they hold up.
"Maximum sweet spot for consistent contact." That one checks out completely. A sweet spot score of 100 is as high as my scale goes, and no paddle I've tested beats it.
"Best for control and touch players." That's only half true. The Pegasus Power 2 has the most control of the four Power 2 shapes, but its control score of 72 out of 100 is about the same as the average widebody, which isn't a control paddle's number. If touch is really your game, the Pegasus Jelly Bean 2 is the 11SIX24 widebody built for it.
11SIX24 also says the Gen 4 core gives you pop when you swing and a soft touch when you slow down at the kitchen. The pop part is real, since only six paddles I've tested pop more. The soft part depends on your hands, because a short push still comes off with pace.
On specs, 11SIX24 lists a swing weight of 105 to 110 and a twist weight of 7 to 7.25. My swing weight reading of 108.8 lands inside that range, and my twist weight reading of 7.3 came in just above it.
What owners say after seven months
11SIX24 released the Pegasus Power 2 on March 6, 2026, so owners have had it for about seven months. When I went through owner reports at the end of September 2026, the most common praise, from eight owners between July and September 17, 2026, was easy power with control and spin in the same paddle. Three owners praised the big, steady sweet spot, three said it's quick at the net, and three said they adapted to it right away.
The most common complaint runs the other way. Five owners, from March 23 to September 21, 2026, said it was too poppy or powerful to control at first, and one of them was coming from a control paddle. Two owners, in April and May 2026, wanted more pop. My pop score sides with the first group.
As of my last check on October 21, 2026, I haven't found a defect that three or more owners of the Pegasus Power 2 report. The 11SIX24 store page showed 142 owner reviews that day, and all three colors, Teal, Lavender and White, were listed as available.
Pegasus Power 2 or Pegasus Jelly Bean 2?
The Pegasus Jelly Bean 2 is the paddle I'd weigh the Pegasus Power 2 against first, since it's the same widebody shape with the same HexGrit face and a softer core. It's $169.99, or $159.99 with the code STSPICKLEBALL, so it's $40 less either way.
The first thing you'll notice is the feel. The Pegasus Power 2 is moderately firm with a slight ping. The Pegasus Jelly Bean 2 is soft and quiet, and the ball sinks into the face before it leaves.
On my scores, the Pegasus Power 2 has far more power, 89 out of 100 against 63, and far more pop, 95 against 72. Its sweet spot is a little bigger, 100 against 91, and it swings a little lighter, with a swing weight of 108.8 against 112.5. The Pegasus Jelly Bean 2 is clearly more controllable, scoring 88 for control against the Power 2's 72. Spin is about the same, 2,361 RPM on the Power 2 against 2,375 RPM on the Jelly Bean 2.
Both are approved by UPA-A only, and both have a one year warranty. The Pegasus Jelly Bean 2's 5.5 inch handle also leaves room for two hands.
So pick by the problem you're trying to fix. If your put-aways keep coming back and your counters lack pace, get the Pegasus Power 2. If your dinks and resets keep popping up, get the Pegasus Jelly Bean 2.
Three widebodies I'd look at instead, two of them USA Pickleball approved
Two paddles you might pick instead
How it stacks up against the Boomstik Widebody and the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Widebody
A paddle only wins a score when it leads by 5 points or more.
Pegasus Power 2Widebody · $199.99
Boomstik WidebodyWidebody · $333.00The Pegasus Power 2 hits harder and spins more. Pop, sweet spot and control are about the same. The Boomstik costs about $133 more.
Pegasus Power 2Widebody · $199.99
MPP Turbo ArmorGrit WidebodyWidebody · $99.99The Pegasus Power 2 hits harder, has more pop and a bigger sweet spot. Spin and control are about the same. The MPP Turbo ArmorGrit costs about $100 less.
Selkirk Boomstik Widebody, $333, with a $40 gift card from code INF-STSPICKLEBALL
This is the widebody I'd buy if you want a lifetime warranty along with USA Pickleball approval. The code INF-STSPICKLEBALL adds a $40 Selkirk gift card, and the Boomstik Widebody's price stays $333. That's $123.01 more than the Pegasus Power 2's list price, and $133.01 more than the Pegasus Power 2's $199.99 price with STSPICKLEBALL. Sweet spot, pop and control all come out about the same, with the Boomstik Widebody's sweet spot at 98 out of 100. The Pegasus Power 2 has a little more power and more spin, 2,361 RPM against 2,298 RPM. What the extra money buys is USA Pickleball approval and a lifetime warranty. The Boomstik Widebody's 5.6 inch handle has room for two hands. On October 21, 2026, the Boomstik Widebody was in stock in Black, Canyon Clay and Calypso. It's for buyers who want this much forgiveness with a lifetime warranty and will pay for it.
Enhance MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Widebody, $119.99, or $99.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL
This is the one that makes the Pegasus Power 2 a harder sell. It's $90 less at list price and $100 less with the codes, and it's USA Pickleball approved. It's built a lot like the Pegasus Power 2 too, with an MPP foam center, an EVA ring and a carbon and fiberglass face. Spin comes out about the same, 2,341 RPM against 2,361 RPM, and so does control. It has a little less power, a little less pop and a little smaller sweet spot, at 93 out of 100. It also swings a little lighter, with a swing weight of 105.6 against 108.8. Its 5.5 inch handle has room for two hands. Just know that Enhance's warranty covers only the core, for one year, and ArmorGrit isn't in my wear test. It's for buyers who want USA Pickleball approval for less money, and it gives you most of the Pegasus Power 2 for half the price.
Honolulu J3CR Crystal Blue, $195, or $175.50 with code STS10
This is the widebody for spin. It's $14.99 less at list price and $24.49 less with the codes, and it spins more, 2,436 RPM against 2,361 RPM on the Pegasus Power 2. Control is about the same. The J3CR Crystal Blue has a little less power and a little less pop, and its sweet spot is clearly smaller, 86 out of 100 against 100. In my wear test, Honolulu's Crystal Blue lost about 1% of its spin over 75 games. The J3CR Crystal Blue has a 6 inch handle, and like the Pegasus Power 2, it's approved by UPA-A only. It's for players who put spin first and are fine giving up some forgiveness.
Get it if you want forgiveness and pace together, and skip it if you need USA Pickleball approval
The Pegasus Power 2 is my pick for an intermediate player moving up to more pace, and for anyone who wants a power paddle that doesn't punish a missed center. You get the biggest sweet spot I've tested, a lot of pop and real spin, at $199.99 with the code STSPICKLEBALL.
Skip it if you play USA Pickleball sanctioned events, because it's approved by UPA-A only. The ArmorGrit Widebody is the one I'd get instead for less money, and the Boomstik Widebody if you want a lifetime warranty. Skip it if your dinks and resets already pop up, because this face adds pace on short swings, and the Pegasus Jelly Bean 2 is the better fit. And skip it if you want reach, because at 15.8 inches it's the shortest of the Power 2 shapes.
Testing details
- Tested
- May 2, 2026
- Power and pop
- 20 full serves for power and 20 punch volleys for pop, every ball speed read on a Stalker radar gun.
- Spin
- 20 more serves on the radar. I drop the outliers and average the rest, which gave this paddle 2,361 RPM.
- Swing and twist weight
- Measured on a Briffidi SW1 swing weight machine.
- Sweet spot and control
- The same dinks, drops, resets and drives off a Titan ONE ball machine, for every paddle.
- The scores
- Out of 100, with the same tests for every paddle. The top paddles I've tested score 100.
- Published
- Scores from
- My database, updated October 21, 2026. How I test
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