The 11SIX24 Jelly Bean 2 is the best looking paddle we have ever put on the shelf, and underneath the paint it is a serious control paddle. It comes in four shapes, it is on pre-order now, and we only took forty-five. This is what they are, how the four differ, and which one to pick.
What the Jelly Bean 2 is
Jelly Bean 2 is a line of paddles from 11SIX24, built on one shared construction and sold in four head shapes. The name comes from the face: thin looping lines with little bean-shaped blobs, printed over a matte black carbon surface. On the Ultre and the Vapor those lines run through several colours. On the Hurache-X they are a single mint tone.
It is worth separating the look from the paddle, because the look is doing a lot of the talking. Strip the art away and what is left is a 16mm, foam-injected polymer core under a HexGrit carbon fibre face, approved by UPA-A. That is a control build. It is not a power paddle wearing a nice shirt.
The build, in one table
If the 16mm versus 14mm question is new to you, the short version is that a thicker core soaks up more of the ball, which buys you control and a bigger, more forgiving feel at the cost of some pop. We wrote the long version in 14mm vs 16mm: which core to buy.
What the build is designed to do
We have not hit one yet. Stock lands in the first half of October, and we will add a proper hands-on section to this page the week it does. So rather than pretend otherwise, here is what this construction is built for.
A 16mm polymer core is the soft, control end of the market. It rewards the patient game: dinks that sit down, resets from the transition zone that land short instead of popping up, and a third-shot drop you can repeat. HexGrit is 11SIX24's textured carbon face, and a gritty carbon face is there to give you bite on the ball for spin. Put the two together and the intent is clear: a paddle for players who win points at the kitchen line, not from the baseline.
If you want the other side of that trade, the pop and the drive, 11SIX24's Power 2 line is the one to look at, and our 11SIX24 paddles guide covers it.
Four shapes, and which one is yours
This is the real decision. The build is the same across all four, so the shape is what changes how the paddle swings. If you are unsure what the shapes actually do, our guide to paddle shapes goes through it properly.
Ultre, hybrid. The middle ground: a bit more reach than a widebody, a bit more forgiveness than an elongated. If you are not sure, start here. It is the one we expect to go first, which is why we took thirty of them across the two colours.
Vapor, hybrid. Also a hybrid, with a squarer, slightly wider head than the Ultre. Cosmic Grape only.
Hurache-X, elongated. The long one. More reach and more leverage on your swing, with a narrower sweet spot as the trade. For players who like to drive from the back and have the hands to find the middle. Island Punch, which is mint.
Pegasus, widebody. The widest face and the most forgiving of the four. If off-centre hits are costing you points, this is the shape that forgives them. Cosmic Grape.
Who it is for, and who should skip it
The Jelly Bean 2 suits intermediate to advanced players who play a soft, patient game and want control and spin over raw power. It suits anyone who has been looking for a control paddle and did not want it to look like every other black paddle in the bag.
Skip it if you are a banger. If your game is built on driving the ball hard from the baseline and ending points with pace, a 16mm control core will feel like it is holding you back, and you will be happier with a power build.
Stock, and when it arrives
We took forty-five in total: fifteen Ultre in Cornflower Blue, fifteen Ultre in Cosmic Grape, and five each of the Vapor, Hurache-X and Pegasus. So if one of those three is your shape, there are five of it.
They left 11SIX24 at the end of September. We are telling everyone 13 October to be safe, though the last two shipments from 11SIX24 reached us inside a fortnight. Pre-order now and you get a tracking email the day yours ships from Sydney.
The verdict
If you want a control paddle and you are tired of it looking like a control paddle, this is the one. The build is sensible, the price is fair for a 16mm carbon paddle, and the shape range means there is a Jelly Bean for most games. Pick the Ultre if you are unsure, and move quickly on the other three.
Not sure which shape suits how you play? Hit reply on any of our emails, or write to hello@pickld.com.au, and tell us how you play. We will point you at one.
