Gearbox GX2 Power Hybrid vs Vatic Pro V-Sol Tour Flash
The Gearbox GX2 Power Hybrid and the Vatic Pro V-Sol Tour Flash are both 16 mm hybrid paddles, so this one comes down to the measured numbers. Across the 6 specs with a clearly better direction the V-Sol Tour Flash takes 5 and the GX2 Power Hybrid takes 1. The V-Sol Tour Flash swings lighter (112.0 vs 113.0) — quicker hands at the net, where the GX2 Power Hybrid plows through the ball instead. That is a preference, not a win. The V-Sol Tour Flash is $170.00 cheaper at $109.99.
Same shape and near-identical core thickness — a genuine either/or. Every number below is lab-measured, not a manufacturer claim.
Spec by spec
| Spec | GearboxGX2 Power Hybrid | Vatic ProV-Sol Tour Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $279.99 | $109.99 |
| Core thickness | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Static weightNeither is better — it's a feel preference. | 7.9 oz | 8.0 oz |
| Swing weightHigher = more power and plow-through; lower = quicker hands. | 113.0 | 112.0 |
| Twist weightHigher is more forgiving on off-center hits. | 6.66 | 6.57 |
| Balance pointHigher = more head-heavy. | 24.2 cm | 23.8 cm |
| Spin | 2,049 RPM | 2,128 RPM |
| Power | 56.8 MPH | 56.9 MPH |
| Pop | 36.6 MPH | 37.0 MPH |
| Firepower | 71 | 79 |
| Handle length | 5.5 in | 5.3 in |
| Grip size | 4.125 in | 4.125 in |
| Shape | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| Build | No Gen | Gen 4 |
| Surface | Raw Texture/Peel Ply | Durable Texture |
| Face material | Carbon | — |
| Spin rating | High | Very High |
| Certification | USAP | USAP |
Highlighted cells win a spec that has an unambiguously better direction (6 of them here). Swing weight, static weight and balance point are never highlighted — neither direction is better, they are feel preferences.
Where each one ranks
Gearbox GX2 Power Hybrid
Vatic Pro V-Sol Tour Flash
Percentiles are ranks against paddles measured by the same lab, never blended across labs.
Keep going
Open this in the interactive comparison to add up to two more paddles, or tune either one with lead tape on its own page: GX2 Power Hybrid · V-Sol Tour Flash.
Static weight 7.9 oz vs 8.0 oz — a few grams of tape moves swing weight far more than static weight, so either can be pushed toward the other.