Bread & Butter Loco 2 Review

Next to the original Loco, the Loco 2 has about the same firmness and feels a touch hollower.

The Elongated also feels a little lighter and faster in your hands than the original Loco Elongated, and my numbers show why. The Loco 2 Elongated's swing weight came in at 119.13 against 121.2 on the original. That's about average for an elongated, since the average elongated comes in at about 118.

The Hybrid is the quick one of the pair. Its swing weight of 110.6 is close to the average hybrid's, which is about 112, and clearly lighter than the Elongated's. Its twist weight is higher too, 6.72 against 6.2 on the Elongated. Twist weight is how much the face resists twisting when you miss the center, so the Hybrid stays steadier on off-center blocks.

Spin is what changed from the original. The Hybrid spun 2,369 RPM in my spin test, for a spin score of 91 out of 100, and only 13 paddles I've tested spin more. The Elongated came in at 2,345 RPM, which is more spin than the average elongated. The grit grabs the ball, so a topspin drive or serve dips into the court sooner, and you can swing big and still keep it in. That's what makes all that power usable.

One thing to adjust early. Topspin drives and serves leave the face on a slightly lower line than they did on the original Loco Elongated, so aim a touch higher over the net until you're used to it.

Speed-ups and counters

Both shapes are poppy, and pop is the pace you get off short swings at the net. The Hybrid scored 90 out of 100 for pop and the Elongated scored 86 for pop, and each one pops clearly more than the average paddle of its shape. Speed-ups and counters jump off the face, which wins hands battles when you're the one attacking. The Hybrid's clearly lighter swing helps here too, because it gets into position faster in a quick exchange.

Dinks, resets and third-shot drops

This is where the Loco 2 asks the most of you. The spring that makes counters so fast also gives pace back on soft shots, so resets and midcourt drops need soft hands and a loose grip. Control and sweet spot are my scores from the same ball-machine dink, drop and reset drills every paddle gets. The Elongated scored 24 for control, far less than the average elongated, so a reset you reach for pops up easily. The Hybrid scored 60 for control. That's clearly less than the average hybrid, but it's far more controllable than the Elongated.

The grit does help on the dink itself. A topspin dink dips fast, and a slice dink skids low. It doesn't take the spring out of the face, though, so spin won't save a reset you push.

Mishits

The Hybrid is the forgiving one. It scored 79 out of 100 for sweet spot, and only eight hybrids I've tested have a bigger one. The Elongated scored 49 for sweet spot, which is about the same as the average elongated, so it wants clean contact.

Get the Hybrid if you play fast hands at the net, miss the center sometimes, or want a much easier soft game than the Elongated gives you. It's 16.2 inches long, which keeps it quick, but its 5.3 inch handle is tight for a two-handed backhand.

Get the Elongated if you drive from the baseline and want reach. It's 16.5 inches long, and its 5.5 inch handle leaves room for two hands. You pay for that with a far smaller sweet spot than the Hybrid, very low control and a clearly heavier swing.

Price, core, face, grit, weight range and warranty are the same on both. Can't decide? Get the Hybrid.

The grit is doing the spin work, not the core. Against other 16mm full foam hybrids with a raw peel-ply face, the Loco 2 Hybrid spins more. Against ones with a grit face, it spins about the same.

Bread & Butter lists both shapes at 7.9 to 8.2 oz, with a 4.25 inch grip. It lists the Hybrid's swing weight at 111 and its twist weight at 6.7. I measured a swing weight of 110.6 and a twist weight of 6.72, so those check out.

The warranty is one year from delivery. Bread & Butter's 30-day "Love it or Return it" policy covers US orders. Removing the factory grip or changing the butt cap or handle voids that return, but lead tape, edge tape and overgrips are fine.

That also means there's nothing from owners yet. Neither shape has reached buyers, so as of October 20, 2026, I haven't found an owner report on either one.

There's no Loco 2 Widebody and no 14mm version. If you want a Loco widebody, the original Loco Widebody, which Bread & Butter calls the Standard, is still on sale at $149.25, or $134.33 with the code STSPICKLEBALL.

On my scores, they're close. Pop, spin, sweet spot and control all come out about the same, and the Ultré has a little more power, 94 against 89. The spin match makes sense, because Space Dust looks and feels very close to 11SIX24's HexGrit. The Loco 2 Hybrid spun 2,369 RPM to the Ultré's 2,387 RPM. The Loco 2 Hybrid also swings a little lighter, with a swing weight of 110.6 against 113.8.

What decides it isn't in my scores. The Loco 2 Hybrid is approved by both USA Pickleball and UPA-A, while the Ultré is UPA-A only. The Ultré's 5.5 inch handle leaves room for two hands, and the Loco 2 Hybrid's 5.3 inch handle is tight. And the Ultré ships now, while the Loco 2 Hybrid is a pre-order that Bread & Butter expects to ship November 11, 2026.

So if you want one hybrid for both USA Pickleball and UPA-A events, pre-order the Loco 2 Hybrid. If you only play UPA-A events, want a two-hander or need a paddle now, get the Ultré.