ONIX Z5

Name: ONIX Z5
Brand: Onix
SKU: 6381f8e6a66b8c9268985508
Rating: 4.0 (41 reviews)

Based on 41 reviews

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For Smaller Hands

Consumer Reports · Best Pickleball Paddles

Great balance, weight, and feel

Mid-range price point

Pop of the ball off the paddle

Nice sweet spot

Easy to maneuver

Not ideal for players with sweaty hands

Grip may become loose over time

Handle cushion held together with electrical tape may lose stickiness over time

Verdict

Overall, the ONIX Z5 pickleball paddle receives mixed reviews. Many players appreciate the paddle's balance, weight, and feel, as well as its mid-range price point. However, some players have experienced issues with the grip becoming loose or slippery, and the handle cushion being held together with electrical tape. Despite these issues, many players continue to use and recommend the ONIX Z5 paddle.

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Former Navy Captain reviews the ONIX Z5

Thanks drew I have been playing with this for about a year prior to that. I was playing with a lower skills a paddle and Immediately after I started p...

This is one thing, somebody said I didn't like the slippery handle. It feels like if you start sweating, it might get a little slippery.

Tyler Loong Reviews the ONIX Z5 Graphite Pickleball Paddle

I really like the balance of it, the weight of it, and also the feel that it gives me.

Aaron Trost reviews Onix Z5 and Quiet Strength!

And I gotta say, the Z5 is a paddle a lot of people actually started with.

Great first paddle…but

After researching paddles I decided on the Z5. I have seen other players using it and went for it. What I love: easy to maneuver. An ok basic paddle. What I’m disappointed in: the top of the handle has already begun slipping down and I’ve had to re-wrap it. I haven’t had it for very long (a few mont...

6 months use and broken handle

Update: I reached out to the manufacturer who worked with me to replace this paddle. It is still the only product I choose to use for pickleball. I am very pleased with the response I received. I love, love, love this paddle and play pickleball about 4-5 times a week. Tonight, the handle broke and i...

Overall a great paddle, the only issue was a few weeks into playing (about a dozen games) the wrapping on the handle started to lossen up little bit. Unfortunately I don't get to play that often, but the grip gradually was becoming undone. Good paddle, not so good grip attachment.

Good paddle but handle needs work

Played 6 games for the first time with this paddle. Got a small blister and handle is short and grip is below average eg compared to a paddle I have at much lower price. Fix the handle and it’s a pretty good product

tape on grip has already started to peel off

i bought this paddle and after 4-5 matches the tape holding the grip on started to peel off. It is now too late for me to return it so I have to regrip the paddle

Initial impression UPDATE 8/29 9/12 and 3/10/22

3/22 Like many I had trouble with grip getting loose. I bought Gamma over grip and installed myself. What a difference. Get the Gamma over grip tape and unleash your beast!! 9/12 For those of us playing in the heat of summer that grip the handle near the paddle face I have also experience the tape b...

Specs

Size

One Size

Brand

Onix

Grip Size

4 1/4 inches

Sport Type

Pickleball

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