11SIX24 Ultré Jelly Bean 2 Review

It's quiet too. Contact sounds solid and muted, and you don't feel much of the ball in your hand. The Ultré Power 2, the power version of this same shape, has a hollow crack instead. If you like feeling every shot, it'll seem a little dead.

On a short swing like a punch volley, the ball doesn't jump off the face, because the pop is a little below a typical hybrid's.

The other thing you'll notice is the swing weight. Only nine hybrids I've tested swing heavier, and that cuts both ways. On a full swing, the weight helps the paddle plow through the ball, but at the kitchen line it makes your hands a little slower. If quick hands matter more to you than reach, the Pegasus Jelly Bean 2, the widebody in the same line, swings lighter.

Resets are forgiving too, since the face takes a lot of pace off a hard ball. You do have to add a little push yourself. A poppier paddle is better if you'd rather just hold it still and let the ball bounce back. Coming from a poppy paddle? Your resets will land a little short for a few games.

Third-shot drops and drive drops work great too. Slower off the face, same spin, so it drops into the kitchen instead of carrying long. Blocks are good too, since the paddle eats a lot of the pace when someone drives one at you.

Fast exchanges at the net

Fast hands battles are the weak spot. On speed-ups and counters, the paddle adds little pace, so the effort is all yours. If you win your points with short, quick swings at the net, I'd skip this one.

Drives, serves and finishing the point

On drives and serves, the power is a little below a typical hybrid's, and most of it has to come from you. You need a big, full swing to get real pace.

Spin is where it makes up for that. The Ultré Jelly Bean 2 came in at 2,397 RPM, and only two hybrids I've tested spin more, the Honolulu J2CR Long Handle Crystal Blue and the Vapor Jelly Bean 2. That's far more spin than a typical hybrid, which helps your drives dip back down into the court.

Put-aways are a weak point. There's enough pace to finish, but it's nowhere near a power paddle.

When you miss the center

The sweet spot is about the same as a typical hybrid's, but the twist weight is higher, so the paddle stays a little more stable on off-center hits.

11SIX24 says 116 to 120 swing weight and 6.6 to 6.7 twist weight. I got 115.4 swing weight, just under that range, and 6.69 twist weight, inside it.

So how does that full foam build stack up against other cores? Next to a typical 16mm honeycomb hybrid, the Ultré has about the same control and a little more power. Next to a typical 16mm full foam hybrid, it has clearly less power and pop, but it's a little more controllable.

The surface makes the difference on spin. A typical 16mm hybrid with a raw peel-ply face spins far less than this paddle, while a typical one with a grit or coated surface spins about the same.

The Vapor Jelly Bean 2 lists the same core, face and HexGrit. On my scores they're nearly the same paddle, same control and about the same spin. So it comes down to the handle.

As of October 2026, about two months in, I haven't seen a defect reported by three or more owners.

Four reports show it's a real complaint, not how common it is.

Both are Ultré flat tops with a 3-layer carbon, fiberglass and carbon face and HexGrit. The main build difference is the foam in the center, which is MPP in the Power 2 and EMA in the Jelly Bean 2, and the Power 2 also has a 5.5 inch handle with room for two hands.

Beyond the feel, the Power 2 has far more power and far more pop, and it swings slightly lighter. The Jelly Bean 2 is far more controllable, though, and spin is about the same between them.

Finish points with put-aways and want the paddle to do the work on drives? Get the Power 2. Win with dinks, resets and drops? The Jelly Bean 2's the better buy, and it costs less.