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These Paddles Are the Same Shape?!?

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I guess it never dawned upon me that there are only so many pickleball paddle shapes out there. So I was surprised when I compared my Enhanced Turbo MPP with my new Luzz (Lab) Tornado 2. These elongated paddles play very differently even though are the same exact shape! Yes, the same shape.

Here are pictures for comparison purposes. When side-by-side, you can’t even see the silhouette of the underside paddle. Maybe the curvature of the neck area is a tiny bit different? But otherwise, these paddle shapes are identical.

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My First Luzz Lab Paddle

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I mentioned the new Luzz Lab experimental concept previously but missed out on the big saving, crowd source tiers. Still though at $99, I decided to see how this Lab experience went and ordered a Tornazo 2 on March 19, 2026.

All paddles have to clear the crowd source minimums before going to production, and this paddle did that. On April 7, I got an email update saying that the paddle would not ship until June. I agreed with this timeline and was rewarded with small Luzz accessories as compensation.

The paddle arrived on June 15, 2026, and the Tornazo 2 product page describes the paddle as:

Built for players who want precision and feel in an elongated shape, the Luzz Tornazo 2 delivers a dense, grounded response that puts the ball exactly where you intend it. Longer dwell time, linear output, and just the right amount of stiffness make it the perfect weapon for surgical resets, buttery drops, wicked spin, and consistent drives.

So more of a control or all court paddle, not a power paddle. Honestly, I was frustrated playing with this paddle for only two games, changing back to my Enhance Turbo MPP. I definitely need more playing time to get a better feel, but to me, it does seem a little harder to rotate and turn the Tornazo. The denseness of the paddle does feel different, but that doesn’t seem to be a differentiator for me.

More to come!

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