The ArmorGrit Elongated is the one I'd buy. It scored 90 out of 100 for power, and only one other elongated I've tested hits at least as hard, spins at least as much and has a sweet spot at least as big. The MPP Turbo ArmorGrit is the original MPP Turbo with a grit coating on the carbon face. It comes in three shapes, the Elongated, the Hybrid and the Widebody, all 16mm thick, and I'm covering all three here. The full foam MPP core underneath hasn't changed, so it still plays hollow and poppy, but the coated face grabs the ball harder. The Elongated gains the most from that. The ArmorGrit Elongated spun 2,338 RPM in my spin test, against 2,232 RPM for the original MPP Turbo Elongated. The ArmorGrit Elongated also scored a little higher than the original for control and sweet spot. If you'd rather have forgiveness than reach, the Widebody is the one to look at, because its sweet spot is clearly bigger than the Hybrid's and far bigger than the Elongated's. Enhance opened sales on October 5, 2026, after pushing the launch back, and as of October 21, 2026, it shows all three shapes in stock. All three shapes are $119.99. The code STSPICKLEBALL takes $20 off, which brings each one to $99.99. I earn a commission when you use my codes.
Every version, side by side
| Out of 100 | MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Elongated$99.99 with code · elongated | MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Hybrid$99.99 with code · hybrid | MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Widebody$99.99 with code · widebody |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 90SLeads by 6 | 84A | 83A |
| Pop | 82A | 86A | 90S |
| Spin | 85A | 89A | 86A |
| Sweet spot | 66B | 78B | 93SLeads by 15 |
| Control | 53C | 73B | 74B |
| Swing weightlower is quicker | 112.8 | 109.1 | 105.6 |
| Twist weighthigher is steadier | 6.56 | 6.74 | 7.09 |
Elongated
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Hybrid
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Widebody
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Pros and cons
Pros
- The Elongated scored 90 out of 100 for power, and only 21 paddles of any shape I've tested hit harder.
- The Widebody scored 93 out of 100 for sweet spot, and only seven paddles I've tested have a bigger one.
- The coated face grabs the ball, and every shape spins more than the average paddle of its shape.
- The Elongated and the Hybrid both have handles with room for a two-handed backhand.
Cons
- The Elongated scored 53 out of 100 for control, far less than the other two shapes, so a reset you push with it floats.
- ArmorGrit hasn't been through my wear test, and as of October 21, 2026, I haven't found a dated owner report on how the grit holds up.
- It's approved by USA Pickleball only, so it's out for UPA-A sanctioned events.
Quick answers
Is the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit worth it over the regular MPP Turbo?
Yes, because they cost the same, $99.99 each with the code STSPICKLEBALL. In every shape, the ArmorGrit version scores about the same as the original or better. The Elongated gains the most, with far more spin, a little more control and a little bigger sweet spot. The Widebody spins more and pops a little more, and the Hybrid gets a little bigger sweet spot and a little more control. The only reason to stick with the original is if you'd rather have a raw carbon face than a new coating nobody has a long track record on yet.
Which MPP Turbo ArmorGrit shape is best?
The Elongated, if you win points with drives and serves. It scored 90 out of 100 for power, a little more than the Hybrid and the Widebody, and it gives you the most reach. Pick the Widebody if you want forgiveness and quick hands, since it has a far bigger sweet spot and far more control than the Elongated. Between the Hybrid and the Widebody, I'd take the Widebody unless you hit a two-handed backhand, because it matches the Hybrid on power, pop, spin and control and has a clearly bigger sweet spot.
Why was the ArmorGrit launch delayed?
Enhance took its early review units back and moved the launch from September 20 to October 5, 2026. It says production paddles aren't affected. The paddles I tested spun well in every shape. As of October 21, 2026, I haven't found a dated owner report on how the grit holds up, so the spin is there in my testing, and how long it lasts is still an open question.
Hollow and poppy like the original, with a far rougher face
The ArmorGrit plays like an MPP Turbo, because underneath, that's exactly what it is. Contact is hollow and deep, the classic sound of a full foam MPP core, and like the original MPP Turbo, it feels softer and more plush than Enhance's EPP Turbo. If you liked the original, you'll feel at home within a few rallies.
The big change is the face. Run your hand across it and it's far rougher than the raw carbon original. Enhance puts the ArmorGrit coating over a peel-ply carbon texture, and the coated face grabs the ball harder on brushed shots, which is where all the extra spin comes from.
All three shapes swing light, which keeps them quick at the kitchen. Swing weight is how heavy the paddle feels when you swing it, and lower means faster hands. The Elongated's swing weight came in at 112.8, a little lighter than the average elongated at about 118. Only 13 elongateds I've tested swing lighter. The Hybrid's swing weight is 109.1 and the Widebody's is 105.6, and both are a little lighter than the average paddle of their shape.
The Elongated is steady for its shape, too. Twist weight is how much the face resists twisting when you miss the center. The ArmorGrit Elongated measured a twist weight of 6.56, and only 15 elongateds I've tested measure higher, so a block off the edge stays on line better than you'd expect from a light elongated.
The grit adds spin in every shape, and the Elongated gains the most
How its spin stacks up against other elongateds you can buy
Only nine elongated paddles you can buy spin more, 74 RPM above the average
The top three for spin
- 1Honolulu J6CR Crystal Blue2,424
- 211SIX24 Hurache-X Jelly Bean 22,39529 RPM behind
- 3Engage Axiom Elongated2,39430 RPM behind
- 10Enhance MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Elongated2,33886 RPM behind
Drives, serves and spin
Drives and serves are where the ArmorGrit earns its price. The Elongated scored 90 out of 100 for power, and only 12 elongateds I've tested hit harder. It's the longest of the three, so it gives you the most leverage on serves and overheads. The Hybrid scored 84 for power, a little more than the average hybrid. The Widebody scored 83 for power, which is clearly more than the average widebody.
Spin is what ArmorGrit adds. RPM is how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the face, and more of it makes a topspin drive dip sooner. The Elongated spun 2,338 RPM in my spin test, and only nine elongateds I've tested spin more. The Hybrid spun 2,354 RPM, and only eight hybrids I've tested spin more. The Widebody spun 2,341 RPM, and only seven widebodies I've tested spin more. That's what makes the pace usable. You can take a full swing at a drive and trust it to come down inside the baseline.
Speed-ups and counters
All three shapes are poppy, and pop is the pace you get off short swings at the net. The Widebody scored 90 out of 100 for pop, and only eight widebodies I've tested pop more. The Hybrid scored 86 for pop, which is clearly more than the average hybrid. The Elongated scored 82 for pop, a little more than the average elongated. Speed-ups and counters come off the face in a hurry, and the light swing gets the paddle up in time when the ball comes back at you.
Dinks, resets and third-shot drops
This is where the shapes split. The MPP core gives pace back on soft shots, so resets and drops need a loose grip in every shape. Control and sweet spot are my scores from the same ball-machine dink, drop and reset drills every paddle gets. The Widebody scored 74 for control and the Hybrid scored 73, and both are about the same as the average paddle of their shape. The Elongated scored 53 for control, which is a little more than the average elongated. It's still far less than the other two ArmorGrit shapes, so with the Elongated, a reset you push floats up for the other team.
Where the extra spin helps is the attacking dink. All three shapes spun more than the average paddle of their shape in my spin test, so a rolled topspin dink drops sooner and a slice dink stays lower. A pushed reset still floats, though, because spin doesn't soak up any pace.
Mishits
The Widebody is the forgiving one. It scored 93 out of 100 for sweet spot, which is clearly bigger than the average widebody's. The Hybrid scored 78 for sweet spot, a little bigger than the average hybrid's. The Elongated scored 66 for sweet spot, and only 15 elongateds I've tested have a bigger one, so it's more forgiving than most elongateds even though it's the smallest of the three.
How it feels in your hand next to other elongateds you can buy
Quick in your hands, and steadier than most when you miss the middle
How heavy the paddle feels when you swing it. A lower number swings quicker.
Only nine elongated paddles you can buy swing lighter.
How much the paddle fights twisting when you miss the middle. A higher number is steadier.
Steadier than most elongated paddles.
How its sweet spot stacks up against other elongateds you can buy
A bigger sweet spot than most elongated paddles
Both rings are sized to their score.
Reach from the Elongated, forgiveness from the Widebody
So which shape? The Elongated scored 90 for power, a little more than both the Hybrid and the Widebody. Spin comes out about the same across all three, and the Widebody pops a little more than the Elongated. The real gaps are in sweet spot, control and swing weight.
Get the Elongated if you drive from the baseline and want reach. It's 16.5 inches long, and its 5.7 inch handle has room for two hands. You pay for that with a far smaller sweet spot and far less control than the Widebody, and the heaviest swing of the three, though it's still light for an elongated.
Get the Widebody if you miss the center sometimes, win at the kitchen with fast hands, or are new to a power paddle. It has a far bigger sweet spot and far more control than the Elongated, and the lightest swing of the three. Its 5.3 inch handle is tight for a two-handed backhand.
The Hybrid is the in-between shape, 16.3 inches long against the Widebody's 16 inches. Next to the ArmorGrit Widebody, though, the Hybrid scores about the same for power, pop, spin and control, with a clearly smaller sweet spot and a little heavier swing. Unless you want a hybrid's slightly longer face or its 5.5 inch handle with room for two hands, I'd take the Widebody.
Price, core, face, grit and warranty are the same on all three. If you're torn, let your game decide it. Attack from the back and get the Elongated, or play your points at the kitchen and get the Widebody.
The original MPP Turbo build under a coated face
Enhance says the ArmorGrit version keeps everything from the original MPP Turbo and changes only the surface. Inside is a 16mm full foam core, with an MPP foam center, an EVA ring around the edge and weighting around the perimeter. The face is carbon, then fiberglass, then T700 carbon, and the whole paddle is thermoformed. ArmorGrit sits on top as a coating over the peel-ply carbon texture.
Enhance credits the perimeter weighting for stability, and the twist weights show it. All three shapes measured a higher twist weight than the average paddle of their shape. Enhance's spec list also puts every shape's swing weight higher than mine came in. It lists the Elongated at 116 or more, for example, and I measured 112.8. So all three swing a little lighter than Enhance says, which is good news if you want quick hands.
On the grit itself, Enhance says the coating "helps reinforce and protect the underlying peel-ply texture rather than leaving it completely exposed to wear." It also says ArmorGrit is designed to "maintain spin performance for longer than a traditional exposed peel-ply surface." ArmorGrit hasn't been through my wear test, so for now, how long it lasts is Enhance's claim.
All three shapes are on USA Pickleball's approved paddle list as of October 21, 2026, listed as MPP Turbo w/ ArmorGrit. The Elongated was added on August 27, 2026, and the Widebody and Hybrid on September 10, 2026. None of the three shapes is UPA-A approved. Enhance lists the weight at about 7.8 to 8.1 oz, depending on the shape, with a 4.1 inch grip circumference on all three. The warranty covers the core for one year.
A delayed launch, and no owner track record yet
Enhance took its early review units back and moved the launch from September 20 to October 5, 2026. It says production paddles aren't affected. As of October 21, 2026, ArmorGrit has been on sale for about two weeks. I haven't found a dated owner report on how the grit holds up, and I haven't found a defect that owners report on any of the three shapes.
ArmorGrit or the original MPP Turbo?
The original MPP Turbo is the paddle I'd weigh the ArmorGrit against first, and they cost exactly the same, $119.99, or $99.99 with the code STSPICKLEBALL. They share the core, the layup, the shapes and the one-year core warranty. The main difference is the face. The original has a raw peel-ply carbon face, and the ArmorGrit adds the coating on top. The ArmorGrit Elongated and Hybrid also swing a little lighter than the originals.
In the elongated shape, the ArmorGrit is the clear upgrade. Power and pop come out about the same. The ArmorGrit Elongated spins far more, at 2,338 RPM against 2,232 RPM on the original. It also has a little bigger sweet spot and a little more control, and it swings a little lighter, with a swing weight of 112.8 against 115.2.
In the widebody shape, the ArmorGrit spins more, at 2,341 RPM against 2,259 RPM on the original. The ArmorGrit Widebody also pops a little more, with a pop score of 90 against 85. Power, sweet spot and control are about the same.
In the hybrid shape, the gap is the smallest. The ArmorGrit Hybrid's spin score is 89 out of 100, against 79 on the original. That looks like a big jump, but the real gap in my spin test is only 43 RPM, which is about the same. The ArmorGrit Hybrid spun 2,354 RPM and the original spun 2,311 RPM. The scores make the gap look bigger because so many paddles sit within a few dozen RPM of each other. Power and pop are about the same too. The ArmorGrit Hybrid has a little bigger sweet spot and a little more control, and it swings a little lighter, with a swing weight of 109.1 against 111.8.
So at the same price, I'd take the ArmorGrit in every shape. The original only makes sense if you'd rather have a raw carbon face than a coating that hasn't been through my wear test yet.
Where I'd look instead, including two grits from my wear test
Two paddles you might pick instead
How it stacks up against the EPP Turbo Widebody and the Pegasus Power 2
A paddle only wins a score when it leads by 5 points or more.
MPP Turbo ArmorGrit ElongatedElongated · $99.99
EPP Turbo WidebodyWidebody · $99.99The MPP Turbo ArmorGrit spins more. The EPP Turbo has more pop, a bigger sweet spot and is more controllable. Power is about the same. Same price.
MPP Turbo ArmorGrit ElongatedElongated · $99.99
Pegasus Power 2Widebody · $199.99The Pegasus Power 2 has more pop, spins more, has a bigger sweet spot and is more controllable. Power is about the same. The Pegasus Power 2 costs about $100 more.
For widebody shoppers
Enhance EPP Turbo Widebody, $119.99, or $99.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. It's the same price, with the same raw carbon face as the original MPP Turbo and an EPP foam center that hits harder. It scored 91 out of 100 for power, a little more than the ArmorGrit Widebody's 83, and its pop is about the same. The ArmorGrit Widebody spins more, has a little bigger sweet spot and has about the same control. Both widebodies have a 5.3 inch handle, which is tight for two hands. It's the pick if you want more pace on drives and don't care about grit.
11SIX24 Pegasus Power 2, $209.99, or $199.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. It's $100 more with the codes, and it's the widebody I'd get if grit that lasts matters most. In my wear test, HexGrit lost about 1% of its spin over 75 games. Next to the ArmorGrit Widebody, it has a little bigger sweet spot, a little more power and a little more pop, with about the same spin and control. It swings a little heavier, and its 5.75 inch handle has room for two hands. It's UPA-A approved only, so it's out for USA Pickleball sanctioned events.
For hybrid shoppers
Pickleball Apes Zen S+, $188.88, or $169.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. It's $70 more with the codes, and it's the hybrid that tops the ArmorGrit Hybrid on my scores. It has clearly more power, a little more pop and a little bigger sweet spot, with about the same spin and control, and it swings a little lighter. Its 5.75 inch handle has room for two hands. It's USA Pickleball approved only. It's the pick if you want more pace and more forgiveness and can spend the extra.
Enhance EPP Turbo Hybrid, $119.99, or $99.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. It's the same price, with a raw carbon face and the harder-hitting EPP center. It has a little more power than the ArmorGrit Hybrid and about the same pop. But it has clearly less control and a little smaller sweet spot, and the ArmorGrit Hybrid spins more. Its 5.9 inch handle is the longest of any Turbo hybrid, so it's the pick for a hard driver with a two-handed backhand.
For elongated shoppers
Honolulu J6CR Crystal Blue, $195, or $175.50 with code STS10. It's $75.51 more with the codes, and it's the step up if you want this kind of pace with an easier soft game. Next to the ArmorGrit Elongated, power and pop come out about the same, and it spins more. It also has a little bigger sweet spot and clearly more control. In my wear test, Crystal Blue lost about 1% of its spin over 75 games. Its 6 inch handle has room for two hands, and it's UPA-A approved only.
Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro V7, $109.99, or $99.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL. It's the same price after the codes, for a player who wins with hands more than drives. It has clearly more pop than the ArmorGrit Elongated, a little bigger sweet spot and about the same control. But it has far less power, the ArmorGrit Elongated spins more, and the V-Sol Pro V7's 5.3 inch handle is tight for two hands. It has a raw peel-ply face and USA Pickleball approval.
Get the Elongated if you drive for points, and wait if grit life comes first
Win points with drives and serves, play USA Pickleball events, and want real spin for about $100? The ArmorGrit Elongated is my pick. Want forgiveness and quick hands at the kitchen? Get the ArmorGrit Widebody. At the same price, either one is a better buy than the original MPP Turbo.
Skip the Elongated if your soft game is still coming along, because its control is far below the other two shapes. Skip ArmorGrit altogether if you play UPA-A events. And if you need to know the grit will last, wait for owners to put real time on it, or spend more on the Pegasus Power 2 or the J6CR Crystal Blue, since those grits have been through my wear test.
Testing details
- Tested, Elongated
- September 22, 2026
- Tested, Hybrid
- September 22, 2026
- Tested, Widebody
- September 22, 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
- Scores from
- My database, updated October 21, 2026. How I test
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