Enhance makes the Turbo in two foams, a soft MPP or a firmer EPP, and the EPP Turbo's widebody hits harder than any other widebody you can buy. All three EPP shapes score 91 for power, which ties for the most of any paddle under $100. So if big power on a budget is what you're after and you already have a solid soft game, the EPP widebody is the one I'd buy. It's $99.99 with my code STSPICKLEBALL. For most players, though, I'd take the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit at the same list price. That's the softer MPP Turbo with Enhance's grit coating on the face, and it spins a good bit more than the EPP, with more control in the elongated and hybrid.
The catch is the soft game. The EPP feels firmer than the MPP, and it has a good bit more pop than average, so drops and resets jump off the face unless you have soft hands. My control scores back that up, since none of the three shapes reaches the average. Spin is only average too, and since the face is raw carbon, even that fades as it wears smooth.
Every version, side by side
| Out of 100 | EPP Turbo Widebody$99.99 with code · widebody | EPP Turbo Elongated$99.99 with code · elongated | EPP Turbo Hybrid$99.99 with code · hybrid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91S | 91S | 91S | |
| 90S | 86A | 89A | |
| 73B | 72B | 71B | |
| 88ALeads by 17 | 59C | 71B | |
| 70BLeads by 13 | 32F | 57C | |
| lower is quicker | 107.0 | 118.1 | 108.1 |
| higher is steadier | 7.12 | 6.38 | 6.46 |
Widebody
$99.99with code STSPICKLEBALL
list price $119.99Code STSPICKLEBALL takes $20 off, and my link applies it for you.
Elongated
$99.99with code STSPICKLEBALL
list price $119.99Code STSPICKLEBALL takes $20 off, and my link applies it for you.
Hybrid
$99.99with code STSPICKLEBALL
list price $119.99Code STSPICKLEBALL takes $20 off, and my link applies it for you.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Even the widebody hits as hard as the elongated, and it has a much bigger sweet spot.
- Short swings at the kitchen come off with real pace, since pop is a good bit above average.
- On off-center blocks, the widebody holds steadier than most widebodies.
Cons
- Control is the weak spot, and it's lowest in the elongated and hybrid, so newer players and anyone whose game is dinks and resets will feel it.
- If you lean on topspin and slice, spin is only average, and the raw carbon face loses some of it as it wears.
Quick answers
Is the EPP Turbo worth it?
If raw power is what you want for under $100, yes, and I'd get the widebody. If you want more spin, or an easier soft game in the elongated or hybrid, I'd buy the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit instead, and I get into why below.
EPP or MPP Turbo?
The plain MPP Turbo, with no grit on its face, feels softer and has more control, while the EPP hits harder in the hybrid and widebody. Between those two I'd pick the MPP, though the ArmorGrit version of the MPP is the Turbo I'd actually buy.
Which shape should I get?
The widebody, since it has the most control of the three and a bigger sweet spot than the other two.
Is it USA Pickleball approved?
Yes. All three shapes are on USA Pickleball's approved list, so you can use any of them in USA Pickleball sanctioned tournaments.
How I tested
Every paddle I review goes through the same tests, so you can compare these scores straight across with any other paddle. Power, pop, spin, sweet spot and control are each scored out of 100. Power and pop come from ball speeds off my Stalker Pro 3S radar, and spin also gets an RPM reading from that same radar on my serve test. Swing weight and twist weight come off a Briffidi SW1. Swing weight is the heft you feel as you swing, and twist weight is how steady the face stays when you catch the ball off center. Sweet spot and control are my own ratings from dink, drop and reset drills against a ball machine.
Power in every shape
Widebodies usually give up power for a bigger sweet spot, and the EPP widebody doesn't. It matches the elongated and hybrid for power, which is a lot more than the average widebody, and its sweet spot is still a bit bigger than average. It's No. 2 on my under $100 list, where I tagged it "Most power in a widebody under $100."
In its own shape, the hybrid comes close. Only two hybrids hit harder, and both cost at least $170, so under $100 it's the hardest-hitting hybrid there is. The elongated hits a good bit harder than the average elongated too, though 10 elongateds hit harder, all of them $134 or more.
Pop is the quick, snappy speed off the face on short shots like blocks, counters and speedups, and the EPP has a good bit more of it than average. In my budget picks video in March, I said I was "so blown away by the EPP when I first picked it up," and that it had "really good pop off the face." Your blocks and counters come back hard even when you barely swing, which is great until you need the ball to die.
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. Lower means faster hands.
About average swing weight for a widebody.
How well the paddle resists turning in your hand when you hit off center. Higher means steadier.
Steadier than most widebodies.
How its sweet spot stacks up against other widebodies you can buy
A bigger sweet spot than most widebodies
Both rings are sized to their score.
The catch: control on the soft shots
Control is my rating for how well a paddle lets you place dinks, drops and resets, and it's the EPP's weak spot. The widebody is only a bit under the average widebody, which is a big part of why it's the shape I'd get. The hybrid and elongated are a good bit under, and only 11 hybrids have less control than the EPP hybrid. The elongated scores just 32 against an average of 45, which is why I tagged it "Power for players who already have touch" on my under $100 list.
So if your drops float long or your resets pop up when the ball's coming in hard, the EPP will make that worse, not better. With soft hands, you'll get away with it, and you'll get the power.
The sweet spot is better news, a bit bigger than average in the widebody and elongated and right at the average in the hybrid. Stability follows the same pattern. The widebody and elongated have a bit more twist weight than the average paddle of their shape, so a block you catch off center still goes close to where you aimed. The hybrid is a bit less stable than the average hybrid.
Spin, and the raw carbon face
How its spin stacks up against other widebodies you can buy
About average spin for a widebody, 11 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
- 19Enhance EPP Turbo Widebody2,284152 RPM behind
Spin is about average whichever shape you get, so the EPP puts normal shape on your serves and rolls but nothing that'll surprise anyone. Its face is plain raw carbon, and the texture that grips the ball wears down as you play. Raw carbon faces lose 14 to 20% of their spin in my testing once they go smooth, while durable grits like 11SIX24's HexGrit and Honolulu's Crystal Blue lose only about 1% over 75 games. So if spin matters to you, that's a point against the EPP that only grows the longer you own it.
Enhance doesn't offer ArmorGrit on the EPP. For a Turbo that spins more, the one to look at is the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit, which I'll get to below.
EPP or the plain MPP Turbo?
Enhance still sells the original MPP Turbo, which came out alongside the EPP in early 2026 and has the same plain raw carbon face, so this is the straight foam comparison, before any grit. Both are full foam paddles, meaning the whole core is foam instead of a plastic honeycomb, with an EVA foam ring around the edge. The difference is the foam in the middle. As I said in October, "that MPP foam just feels so much more plush and less rigid than EPP foam," and the EPP comes off the face a little quicker too. So the choice starts with whether you want the softer, plusher feel or the firmer, snappier one.
Spin and sweet spot come out about the same between these two, and the plain MPP has more control in every shape. That control does cost you some power in the hybrid and widebody, since the EPP hits a bit harder in the hybrid and a good bit harder in the widebody. The two elongateds hit the same, so in the elongated the MPP's extra control costs you almost nothing. The hybrids aren't even the same shape. The EPP's is a long-handle hybrid that Enhance sells as the Hybrid LH, with a 5.9 inch handle and a shorter face, while the MPP's hybrid is a flat top shape with a standard 5.5 inch handle.
For me, the MPP edges it, and on that same March list I had the MPP Turbo No. 1 and the EPP right behind it at No. 2. The softer feel and extra control make the MPP the easier paddle to play well, and the EPP's extra power matters most to players with a solid soft game.
Which shape to get
I'd get the widebody. It hits as hard as the other two, and its sweet spot, stability and control are all the best of the three. What you give up is reach, and the short 5.3 inch handle is tight for a two-handed backhand.
The hybrid is the odd one. It pairs that long 5.9 inch handle with a shorter face, which gives you room for two hands on the backhand, and it swings a bit lighter than the average hybrid. It's No. 5 on my under $100 list, tagged "Long handle, big power," but its control is low for a hybrid, so it suits players who want the long handle and have the hands for it.
The elongated gives you the most reach and the heaviest swing of the three, but it has the least control and the smallest sweet spot. It was also sold out at Enhance when I checked on November 7, 2026, with no restock date. If you want an elongated Turbo right now, the ArmorGrit elongated is in stock and has a lot more control, so I'd go that way.
What owners are saying
Enhance's own site has 207 owner reviews of the EPP Turbo, and 203 of them are four or five stars. I read nine of them in early November, plus one comment on my own video, and none of the four lower ratings had text I could open, so what I read leans happy.
Seven of the ten talked about the shape they bought. One widebody owner said it "feels better than the Boomstik," Selkirk's big power paddle, and another, coming from Bread & Butter's Loco hybrid, said it "really improved my resets from the mid-court." On the hybrid, one owner said it's much better in fast hands battles and uses the long handle for two-handed backhands, and the comment on my video called it "light in my hand, great reach with that long handle."
None of the ones I read mentioned the face wearing, a dead spot, a crack or the edge guard, but with ten to go on, that's not proof of anything either way.
Where the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit beats it
The MPP Turbo ArmorGrit is the EPP's real rival. It's the MPP Turbo with ArmorGrit, a grit coating Enhance designed to hold up as you play, and it came out on October 5, 2026. Both list at $120, and my code STSPICKLEBALL takes either one to $99.99. Before any code, Enhance's Black Friday sale had the EPP at $110 on November 7, 2026, while the ArmorGrit stayed at $120, and I'd still pay that extra $10 for the ArmorGrit.
In the elongated, it beats the EPP outright. Power and pop are about the same, and the ArmorGrit has more spin, a lot more control and a sweet spot that's a bit bigger. In the hybrid and widebody, it comes down to what you value. The EPP has a bit more power in both, and the ArmorGrit answers with more spin, plus more control in the hybrid, while the two widebodies have about the same control.
The coating is still new, so I can only tell you how it's doing so far. About 25 games in, it was wearing a little faster than HexGrit and Crystal Blue but not as fast as Selkirk's InfiniGrit. The ArmorGrit elongated is my pick for the best paddle under $100. I'd only go with the EPP instead if you want that widebody's power, or the long handle and extra power of the EPP hybrid.
Other paddles to look at
Two paddles you might pick instead
How it stacks up against the V-Sol Pro V7 and the Pegasus Power 2
A paddle only wins a score when it leads by 5 points or more.
EPP Turbo WidebodyWidebody · $99.99
V-Sol Pro V7Elongated · $99.99The EPP Turbo hits harder, has a bigger sweet spot and is more controllable. Pop and spin are about the same. Same price.
EPP Turbo WidebodyWidebody · $99.99
Pegasus Power 2Widebody · $199.99The Pegasus Power 2 has more pop, spins more and has a bigger sweet spot. Power and control are about the same. The Pegasus Power 2 costs about $100 more.
Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro V7: more control in an elongated
The V-Sol Pro V7 is Vatic Pro's elongated, with an EPP foam center too, and it's the one I'd look at if your soft game needs the help. Against the EPP elongated it has a bigger sweet spot and a lot more control, with about the same spin. It even has a bit more pop, so it isn't soft off the face, but that extra control is what keeps your drops and resets down, and what you give up is a lot of power. My scores are for the standard 5.3 inch handle, and Vatic also makes a 5.6 inch long handle version. Both were in stock at Vatic on November 7, 2026, and it's the same $99.99 as the EPP with my code STSPICKLEBALL.
11SIX24 Pegasus Power 2: the step up
The Pegasus Power 2 is the widebody from 11SIX24's Power 2 line, and it's the step up if you can spend more. It hits about as hard as the EPP widebody and has a bit more pop, more spin from a face with grit built into it, and the biggest sweet spot of any paddle you can buy. Control is about the same. It's $200 with my code STSPICKLEBALL, though when I looked on November 7, 2026, 11SIX24 had it on sale for $160 through December 4. It's approved by UPA-A only, so you can't use it in USA Pickleball sanctioned tournaments. UPA-A is the approval behind the PPA and MLP pro events, and most local leagues and clubs accept it.
11SIX24 Pegasus Power: more control for less
The original Pegasus Power is 11SIX24's older widebody, and it goes the other way from the EPP. It's built for the soft game, with more control than the EPP widebody and a sweet spot no paddle under $100 can beat, while spin comes out about even. What it costs you is speed, since it has a lot less power and a good bit less pop. It's $90 with my code STSPICKLEBALL. Teal was in stock at 11SIX24 on November 7, 2026, and Lavender was sold out. If you're newer, or your points come down to dinks and resets, this is the widebody I'd pick over the EPP.
My call
The EPP Turbo is a power paddle first, and the widebody is the best version of it. No widebody hits harder, and it's the most forgiving and stable of the three shapes, so it's the one to get if power is what you want and your soft game can handle the pop. Most players are still better off with the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit for the same list price, since it gives you more spin, plus an easier time on the soft shots in the elongated and hybrid, where the EPP struggles most. That goes double in the elongated, where the EPP was sold out on November 7, 2026. And if you want a widebody that makes dinks and resets easier, the original Pegasus Power is the one I'd pick.
Testing details
- Tested, Widebody
- June 8, 2026
- Tested, Elongated
- May 26, 2026
- Tested, Hybrid
- June 8, 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.
- 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
- Updated
- Scores from
- My database, updated November 8, 2026. How I test
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