Honolulu's J6CR M 105 Crystal Blue is the J6CR Crystal Blue with MPP foam instead of EPP, and no elongated I've tested has a bigger sweet spot or more control. If you win most of your points with your soft game and you want an elongated's reach, this is the one I'd get. It also spins just about as much as the J6CR Crystal Blue, which has the most spin of any elongated I've measured. So you keep almost all of that spin, with a lot more room for error on your drops and resets than the average elongated gives you.
The catch is that its power is only average for an elongated, and so is its pop, the free pace you get on a short swing at the kitchen. So drives and put-aways won't come as easy as they do with the J6CR Crystal Blue. And it isn't USA Pickleball approved, so you can't use it in USA Pickleball sanctioned tournaments. It is approved by UPA-A, which PPA and MLP pro events go by and most local leagues and clubs accept. And right now you can only pre-order it. When I checked Honolulu's site on November 10, 2026, the first batch had sold out and the second was set to ship December 10. It's $176 with code STS10, the same as the J6CR Crystal Blue, so choosing between those two comes down to whether you want more control or more power.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Mishits still land, since the sweet spot is huge for an elongated.
- Drops and resets are a lot easier to keep low than with the average elongated.
- Spin is just about level with the J6CR Crystal Blue's, on the same durable Crystal Blue grit.
- The swing is a bit lighter than the average elongated's, and the face is more stable on off-center blocks than the J6CR Crystal Blue's.
Cons
- Power and pop are only average for an elongated, so if you like to end points with drives and put-aways, it'll take more work than with the J6CR Crystal Blue.
- You have to wait for it, since it's on pre-order with the next batch shipping December 10, 2026.
- It's so new that there's almost no owner feedback yet, so if you like to read what owners say before you buy, you won't find much.
Quick answers
What is the J6CR M 105?
It's Honolulu's J6CR Crystal Blue with a different foam inside. The shape, the face, the Crystal Blue grit and the 6 inch handle are all the same, and the EPP foam in the core is swapped for MPP foam. Those are the two main foams in today's paddle cores, and MPP usually plays more plush. Honolulu put it up for pre-order on October 6, 2026, and it only comes in 16mm.
Is it better than the J6CR Crystal Blue?
For the soft game, yes. It has more control and a bigger sweet spot, and the spin is about even. The J6CR Crystal Blue hits a little harder and has more pop, though, so if you win your points by speeding the ball up, I'd stick with it. I compare the two further down.
Is there a USA Pickleball approved version?
Not of the M 105, and Honolulu doesn't list it as pending, even though USA Pickleball started a new spin test on October 1, 2026 and has begun approving some durable grit paddles. If you need USA Pickleball approval, Honolulu has two approved elongateds I'd look at. The original J6CR is the same paddle with EPP foam and a raw carbon face instead of the Crystal Blue grit, and it hits harder. The J6FC+ came out in September 2025, and it's Honolulu's soft-game elongated, built for dinks and resets. I cover it below. Honolulu also has a cheaper MPP elongated coming in December, the J6M+, and says its USA Pickleball approval is pending. I haven't tested it yet, so if you need that approval and want MPP foam, it's one to watch.
How I tested
Every score here comes from my own testing. The M 105 went through every test I run except the wear test, and its face is the same Crystal Blue that's already been through that one. The ball speed behind power and pop comes off a Stalker Pro 3S radar, and that same radar clocks spin in RPM when I serve. I use a Briffidi SW1 for swing weight, which is how heavy the paddle feels through a swing, and for twist weight, which is how much the face resists turning on an off-center hit. For sweet spot and control, I feed balls from my ball machine and score how the paddle handles dinks, drops and resets. Scores run out of 100, and when I call something average, I'm comparing it with the middle elongated of the ones you can still buy. In the wear test, I track grit with a Starrett SR160 over dozens of games.
A big sweet spot and the control to match
Most elongateds make you pay for their reach with a small sweet spot. The M 105's sweet spot scores 80 out of 100, way above the average elongated, which scores in the low 50s. It even beats most hybrids. When you catch a ball low on the face or out toward the edge, it still lands close to your target instead of dying in the net.
Control, my score for how easy it is to hit soft and keep the ball low, is even better, at 83 against 45 for the average elongated. So more of your drops land in the kitchen, your dinks stay low, and when someone drives a hard ball at your feet, the reset comes off soft instead of floating up for a put-away.
The face is also more stable than the average elongated's when you catch one off center. And for all that, it still swings a little lighter than the average elongated, so it's quick enough when the kitchen speeds up.
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. Lower means faster hands.
Swings lighter than most elongated paddles.
How well the paddle resists turning in your hand when you hit off center. Higher means steadier.
Steadier than most elongated paddles.
How its sweet spot stacks up against other elongateds you can buy
The biggest sweet spot of any elongated paddle you can buy
Both rings are sized to their score.
Spin that lasts, just behind the J6CR Crystal Blue
How its spin stacks up against other elongateds you can buy
Only one elongated paddle you can buy spins more, 127 RPM above the average
The top three for spin
- 1Honolulu J6CR Crystal Blue2,424
- 2Honolulu J6CR M 105 Crystal Blue2,40519 RPM behind
- 311SIX24 Hurache-X Jelly Bean 22,39529 RPM behind
It scored 99 out of 100 for spin, and the only elongated that spins more is the J6CR Crystal Blue, by less than you'd ever feel on the court. That spin comes from Crystal Blue, Honolulu's durable grit, which is built to hold its texture instead of going smooth the way raw carbon does. In my wear test, the Crystal Blue face lost only about 1% of its spin over 75 games, while raw carbon faces lost 14 to 20%. The M 105 has that same face.
Average power and pop
On my radar, the M 105 scores 81 out of 100 for power, right around the average elongated, and its pop is about average too. That's a bit less power than the J6CR Crystal Blue and a good bit less pop, so the ball doesn't jump off the face the same way when you counter or speed one up. Honolulu says the MPP core gives it "more potential top end power," but that extra power didn't show up on my radar.
On the court, that means you can still drive and put away a ball that sits up, but the paddle won't win you free points the way a power paddle does. Next to the J6CR Crystal Blue, the lower pop is a plus in the soft game, because less pace comes off the face on your dinks and resets when you barely swing. If you want more power out of it, a few grams of lead tape at 3 and 9 o'clock is the usual fix, and since it already swings a little lighter than most elongateds, you have room to add it.
Does it feel like an MPP paddle?
Not really. It doesn't have the soft, deep feel most MPP paddles have, and it plays a bit firmer than most of them. So if plush is what you're after, look at Enhance's MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Elongated below instead.
M 105 or J6CR Crystal Blue?
These two cost the same and share the shape, the face and the grit, so it comes down to the foam inside and what it does to your game. The J6CR Crystal Blue is the EPP version, out since late May 2026. It's the paddle I play more than any other, and it's No. 1 on my elongated list. Next to the M 105, it hits a little harder, it has more pop and it swings slightly lighter, so it's the better paddle when you're the one speeding the ball up, countering and finishing points.
The M 105 flips that. Its control is a good bit higher, its sweet spot is slightly bigger, and it's more stable when you miss the center, so your dinks and resets stay low more often. The spin is a wash.
So if you're the one driving and speeding the ball up in hands battles at the kitchen, get the J6CR Crystal Blue. If you win by out-dinking people and resetting hard balls, get the M 105. Timing matters too. When I checked on November 10, 2026, the J6CR Crystal Blue's next batch was set to ship November 13, about four weeks ahead of the M 105's.
What owners are saying
There's almost nothing yet. When I looked on November 10, 2026, Honolulu's own page had no reviews, and I couldn't find any posts about it on Reddit or any of the big pickleball forums. The one review I found was a five-star rating on Rackets & Runners, a Canadian store, and it said nothing about how the paddle plays. Honolulu only opened pre-orders in October, so for now, my numbers are the best read you'll get on it.
Three more to look at
Two paddles you might pick instead
How it stacks up against the J6FC+ and the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Elongated
A paddle only wins a score when it leads by 5 points or more.
J6CR M 105 Crystal BlueElongated · $175.50
J6FC+Elongated · $175.50The J6CR M 105 hits harder, has more pop, spins more, has a bigger sweet spot and is more controllable. Same price.
J6CR M 105 Crystal BlueElongated · $175.50
MPP Turbo ArmorGrit ElongatedElongated · $99.99The J6CR M 105 spins more, has a bigger sweet spot and is more controllable. The MPP Turbo ArmorGrit hits harder and has more pop. The MPP Turbo ArmorGrit costs about $75 less.
I checked prices and stock on all three on November 10, 2026.
Honolulu J6FC+: for USA Pickleball events
The J6FC+ is the soft-game elongated I'd take to USA Pickleball events. Its face is raw carbon over a foam core, USA Pickleball approves it, and it costs the same $176 with code STS10. Its control is the highest of any USA Pickleball approved elongated I've tested, only slightly below the M 105's. It's also one of the most stable elongateds I've tested, steadier than the M 105 when you block one off center. What you give up is spin. It spins a lot less, and its raw carbon face loses spin as it wears, where Crystal Blue barely does. Power, pop and sweet spot all come in lower too, and it swings a bit heavier. And unlike the M 105, it was available to order with no wait listed.
Enhance MPP Turbo ArmorGrit Elongated: plush MPP for under $100
Look at this one if you want an MPP elongated that does feel plush, with USA Pickleball approval, for about $76 less. It's Enhance's 2026 foam elongated with an MPP core and ArmorGrit, the durable grit coating Enhance puts over its carbon face. At $99.99 with code STSPICKLEBALL, it's my pick for the best paddle under $100. Next to the M 105, it hits a little harder with slightly more pop, and it's very stable on off-center hits. Where it falls short is the soft game and spin. Its control is a lot lower, its sweet spot and spin both trail the M 105's by a good bit, and so far in my wear test, ArmorGrit is wearing a little faster than Crystal Blue. There's no wait on this one either, since it was in stock and shipping right away.
Selkirk OMNI Elongated: both approvals and the steadiest elongated
The OMNI Elongated is worth the extra money if you need both approvals. It's Selkirk's 2026 foam elongated and No. 5 on my Best of 2026 list. No elongated I've tested is more stable when you miss the center, and Selkirk backs it with a lifetime warranty. Its power and pop are about the same as the M 105's. But it gives up a good bit of spin, sweet spot and control, it swings heavier, and at $300, it's $124 more. Its face uses InfiniGrit, Selkirk's own grit, and that has worn faster than Crystal Blue in my wear test. It was in stock in four colors at full price. Code INF-STSPICKLEBALL adds a Selkirk gift card. The price stays the same. Thank you for supporting the channel.
My call
No elongated I've tested has a bigger sweet spot or more control than the M 105, and it gives up almost no spin to get there. For a game built on dinks, drops and resets, it's the elongated I'd buy, at $176 with code STS10. Just know you'll wait until December 10 for the next batch. If you'd rather speed the ball up and finish points, the J6CR Crystal Blue is still my pick for the same money. And if you play USA Pickleball events, get the J6FC+ for the soft game, or the original J6CR if you want more power.
Testing details
- Tested
- October 30 through November 10, 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, which gave this paddle 2,405 RPM.
- 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 November 10, 2026. How I test
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