11SIX24 Ultre Power 2 Review: Specs, Feel, and Verdict

If you already like the Power 2 feel but never quite clicked with the Vapor or Hurache-X shape, the Ultre is the one that made me stop and say, “Okay, now this makes sense.”

The release itself is not what grabbed me. The shape question did. What happens when 11SIX24 takes the Power 2 platform and gives it a flatter, more natural hybrid face instead of asking players to adapt to something narrower or more sculpted?

I was selected as one of the early beta testers for the Ultre prototype, then later played the production model. I also had access to detailed feedback from other beta testers and early ambassadors. That gave me a clearer picture of what changed from prototype testing to the paddle players can actually buy—and why the Ultre deserves its own lane between the Vapor and the Hurache-X.

The prototype made the shape interesting. The production model made it obvious. It had the hand speed I wanted without losing the solid Power 2 feel that makes counters, drives, and resets trustworthy.

That gap is where the Ultre starts making trouble.

🎧 Prefer listening? Hear a summary of the Ultre review covered in this article narrated by AJ:

Coach Sid Testing Summary

This review is based on my court time with the early Ultre prototype, my first two days with the production 11SIX24 Ultre Power 2 16mm, direct comparison against the Power 2 shapes I already knew best, and a wider pool of early tester and ambassador feedback. I tested the production paddle stock first because that is how most players will judge it before the tape goblins start whispering.

Versions tested	Early prototype and production model
Main comparisons	11SIX24 Vapor Power 2, Hurache-X style Power 2 feel, and my long-term familiarity with Perseus-style elongated hybrids
Court situations tested	Fast hands, high-contact counters, resets under drive pressure, forehand drives, roll volleys, crosscourt dinks, and stock hand speed
Biggest production finding	The retail paddle felt quicker, cleaner in hand, and more usable stock than the heavier prototype discussion suggested
Honest limitation	This is an early production read. Long-term HexGrit wear, foam-core ownership confidence, and final stock consistency should be revisited after heavier play time.

For context on how I evaluate paddle feel, player fit, and on-court tradeoffs, see how PickleTip tests pickleball paddles. No brochure parroting. No launch-week fog machine. Just court pressure, comparison notes, and the stuff your hand notices before your brain has a tidy sentence for it.

What I Wanted to Know Before Trusting the Ultre

The Quick Court Read

Use this as the quick map: the Ultre rewards clean, aggressive contact and gives you a more familiar upper-middle strike zone than the Vapor, but it will not magically save sloppy contact on the outer edges.

Why This Shape Exists

The 11SIX24 Ultrè Power 2 16mm—usually written as Ultre—fills a specific gap: a flat-top hybrid built to sit between the Vapor and Hurache-X. The early question was whether that geometry was different enough to deserve its own place in the lineup. The beta feedback and production paddle answered yes.

The Hurache-X has a narrower elongated personality with more plow through. The Vapor has a more shaped face and can feel easier for certain rolls and flicks. The Ultre gives the Power 2 platform a flatter top, less taper, more reach than the Vapor, and a larger upper-middle contact window that feels natural to players coming from Perseus-style elongated hybrids.

Less taper creates more usable face above center. The flatter top shifts confidence higher, which matters because counters, flicks, rolls, and quick exchanges often happen above the paddle’s geometric middle. Compared with narrower shapes, the Ultre trades a little razor-edge directional precision for a more stable, forgiving contact window where aggressive players actually hit the ball.

This felt personal to me because I mained a Perseus-style shape for a long time. Paddle changes usually charge a tax: weird contact, late blocks, mistimed rolls, or drives that sail while your brain learns a new map. I did not feel much of that with the production Ultre. The silhouette let me keep familiar instincts while putting the Power 2 platform underneath them.

Two-Week Retail Update: The Shape Is Why I Keep Reaching for It

After two weeks with the retail 11SIX24 Ultre Power 2, I feel even stronger about my first read. The HexGrit is good. The Power 2 build is good. But the shape is what keeps pulling me back to this paddle.

I have seen other players say the same thing in different ways, and I get it. The Ultre gives you that elongated paddle comfort without making the paddle feel slow, skinny, or awkward in the hands. It has reach, but it still moves well at the kitchen. That is not always an easy combination to find.

This probably clicked faster for me because I played the Joola Perseus as my main paddle for a long time. I tested plenty of other paddles during that stretch, but I kept going back to that general shape because it just looked right behind the ball. The Ultre is close enough to that lane that I did not feel like I was fighting the paddle or learning some weird new face shape.

The higher contact area is the big thing. Counters, rolls, blocks, and quick exchanges do not always happen in the dead center of the paddle. A lot of my better contact happens above center, and the Ultre gives me confidence there. That is where the paddle starts to feel natural instead of just “good.”

I do not think this makes the Vapor useless. Some players are still going to prefer that shorter, quicker roll-and-flick timing. But for players who like a Perseus-style elongated hybrid, the Ultre feels like the Power 2 shape that should have existed from the beginning.

My two-week update is pretty simple: the retail version did not change my mind. It confirmed it. The Ultre is not just another shape in the Power 2 line. For me, it is the shape that made the line make sense.

11SIX24 Ultre Power 2 Specs, Materials, and Prototype Differences

Prototype information matters here because early Ultre paddles were not identical. Testers received different internal weighting, face layups, and surface variations. That is why one early tester might describe a softer response while another notices a firmer, faster exit—and both may be telling the truth.

Early Prototype Build Clues

• 3g internal weighting, likely used to tune stability and feel
• CFC+3g, one of the important tester variants
• WF+90+90, interpreted as woven fiberglass plus 90-degree carbon layers
• 90+WF+90, a fiberglass sandwich between carbon layers
• 45+WF+45, using 45-degree carbon orientation around woven fiberglass

That sounds like mad-scientist paddle soup, and honestly, it kind of is. The practical takeaway is simpler: not every early impression described the same build. The production paddle appears to settle on balance over extremes—neither marshmallow soft nor trampoline wild—and that is the version that matters now.

Where It Actually Showed Up on Court

The Ultre did not win me over with one circus shot. It won me over because the same contact window kept showing up under different kinds of pressure. The stock paddle already has enough stability to play serious points without mandatory weight tape, while staying quick enough for modern kitchen exchanges.

HexGrit: Strong Early Spin, Long-Term Answer Still Pending

I love the new HexGrit. Out of the box, it grabs on rolls, drives, dipping counters, and shaped dinks. The larger question is not whether it creates nasty first-week bite; plenty of paddles do that. The useful question is whether it keeps giving players predictable shape after the new-paddle honeymoon wears off.

Early prototypes included surface variation, from grittier carbon-fiber-like versions to early HexGrit sheets before the production finish settled. The retail surface is the one players should judge. During my initial testing, engagement stayed consistent and predictable, but I am not turning two days of production play into a six-month durability claim.

That distinction matters because spin durability is not just a replacement-cost issue. It changes shot confidence. When you trust the face to keep shaping rolls and drives, you stop babying the ball and start using the shots you bought the paddle to hit.

The Quiet Ownership Question: Will the Paddle Stay Trustworthy?

The surface gets the attention because HexGrit is easy to feel. The foam-core structure and bonding consistency are quieter, but they may matter more months into ownership. The Power 2 design is meant to reduce the usual anxiety around honeycomb-core crushing, sudden personality changes, and chasing the exact feel a paddle had during its first week.

11SIX24 appears to have addressed earlier disbonding concerns through process changes aimed at better bonding consistency and fewer long-term failure points. That direction is encouraging, but it still deserves a later ownership update rather than a launch-week victory lap. Consistency is not flashy. In tournament play, though, trust is the whole deal.

The Ultre Has a Short Settling Curve

The production Ultre is playable immediately. It does not need a long break-in period, and it definitely does not need garage-lab abuse. After normal court time, though, I noticed a real settling curve: the face softened slightly, the response became more connected, the sound grew a little deeper and thonkier, and resets and controlled drops became easier to predict.

The Honest Tradeoff: Square Shapes and Top Corners

Now for the part I would want someone to tell me before I bought it. The central and upper-middle contact zone is the prize, but flat-top and square-top shapes can provide less help in the extreme top corners. If you live way out there on mishits, you may notice less carry than you would from some rounder or more forgiving shapes.

I can live with that tradeoff because I do not buy paddles for the spots I am trying not to hit.

11SIX24 Ultre vs. Vapor vs. Hurache-X Power 2

The Ultre is the best fit for players who want a flatter hybrid face, more reach than the Vapor, and a larger usable upper-middle contact zone. Choose the Vapor if you value its more automatic roll-and-flick timing, or the Hurache-X if you prefer a narrower elongated shape with more traditional plow-through character.

The simplest description is this: the production Ultre feels like a higher-sweet-spot Vapor with more reach and a little more plow through. The Vapor still has a case if your game depends heavily on its specific roll-and-flick timing. The Hurache-X still has a case if you like a narrower elongated lane. The Ultre gives me the best all-around fit of the three.

The Name: Ultre, Ultrè, or Ultré?

11SIX24 stylizes the name as Ultrè, pronounced like “Ultra.” Players will also type Ultre, Ultré, or even 11SIX24 Ultra. All of those searches point to the same paddle. The accent creates a more distinctive identity, even if most people will leave it off when searching.

Why This Shape Feels Bigger Than One Release

The Ultre feels less like a one-off outline and more like a shape 11SIX24 may continue building around. There has been discussion of future Ultrè options, including possible Ultrè-X development and broader lineup integration. Those are not finished products, but the direction suggests the company sees this as a platform shape rather than a limited experiment.

After playing the production Ultre, I also understand the debate around whether a longer version is necessary for most players. The current dimensions already sit close to the elongated-hybrid lane while avoiding some of the penalties that come from chasing extra length and handle at all costs.

Final Read: Why I Keep Reaching for It

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