Enhance MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Review

Under the coating, nothing changed. It has the same MPP foam core as the original, the softer of Enhance's two Turbo foams, and the same carbon and fiberglass layers. To me, the coating makes it feel just a little firmer than the original, but it keeps that nice MPP feel.

The hybrid's a different story. Even without the coating, the hybrid spun the most of the three shapes, so the coating had the least to add, and on my radar the two hybrids come out about the same. So on the hybrid, the coating's real job is keeping that spin around as the face wears, and the hybrid is the highest spinning paddle under $100.

In my last update, in mid October, the production paddles were about 20 to 25 games into my wear test, and so far ArmorGrit was wearing a little faster than HexGrit and Honolulu's Crystal Blue, though not as fast as Selkirk's InfiniGrit. Those two are the bar to beat, since each lost only about 1% of its spin over 75 games in my test. Raw carbon is a different story, and in my testing those faces lose 14 to 20% of their spin as they wear smooth. So ArmorGrit does seem more durable than the original's raw face, but I want more games on it before I'd put it up there with HexGrit, and I'll give you an update at about 75 games.

Your safety net is Enhance's 14-day return window, but it only takes a paddle back if it's been lightly tested, so test it early instead of waiting. Watch how much the ball dips on your rolls and serves, and rub your fingers across the face. If it smooths out really quickly, send it back. If it doesn't, keep it.

The widebody is the surprise. It has more power than most elongateds, and only six widebodies hit harder. It's built for the fast stuff at the kitchen, too. Only one paddle under $100 has more pop, so your blocks, counters and flicks come back fast, and since it's the lightest of the three to swing, it's the quickest in hands battles. It's also No. 4 on my beginners list. The catch is its 5.3 inch handle, the shortest of the three, so there's less room for two hands on your backhand.

The hybrid sits in between on power, pop and handle length, so it's the one to get if you can't pick between the other two.

I noticed that on court. On resets and drops, all three shapes were really forgiving on off-center hits. What they won't do is take pace off the ball for you. The hybrid and widebody have a good bit more pop than average, so your soft game still has to come from your hands.

The main reason to still get the original is feel. The ArmorGrit is a little firmer, and if you like a paddle that feels plush on every shot, the original is still the one for you. Enhance's Black Friday sale doesn't change the math much. On November 7, 2026, it had the original at $110 and left the ArmorGrit at its full $120, since it's only on sale in bundles. With STSPICKLEBALL, the ArmorGrit is $99.99. The original only comes out cheaper if the code also works with the sale price, and I couldn't confirm that.

On spin, one owner said it's exactly like the MPP Turbo except it takes the spin "from a 7/10 to a 10/10". One four-star hybrid owner didn't feel a big jump in spin, which fits my numbers, since the hybrid is where the coating added the least. Feel splits people, too. One owner said the hybrid "feels stiffer and less powerful than the original MPP", and another found the core bouncy enough to make soft resets harder to control.

On wear, the reports line up with mine so far. One widebody owner said "after 15 games, the grit still remains", and another said "after about a dozen games, the grit is wearing down a bit". The comment on my video came from a hybrid owner whose paddle felt "super smooth" right out of the box, which is exactly what the return window is for.