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Bread & Butter
The Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated is a 16 mm elongated pickleball paddle weighing 8.3 oz, with a Carbon–fiberglass–carbon face, listed around $180.
A full-foam power paddle at roughly a hundred dollars under the comparable CRBN and JOOLA builds. The fiberglass middle layer is what produces the pop; the foam is what stops that pop turning brittle.
From Bread & Butter
The Elongated shape gives you more leverage for crushing drives and attacking from anywhere on the court. Paired with the 16 mm dual-density foam core and CFC layup, it delivers explosive power with a smooth, controlled feel.
Official Bread & Butter product page →Cross-shopping? Most buyers weigh the Loco 16mm Elongated against the CRBN TruFoam Genesis 1 — see them side by side, or browse every Bread & Butter paddle.
Paddle DNA Verdict
Last updated: August 2026
Derived from our published scoring model and sourced paddle specifications.
The Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated scores 81.4/100 on our IQ index, built from all 15 Paddle DNA traits. Its signature is plow through (91/100, 94th percentile of the database — elite — top-tier), backed by power at 92 and pop at 86. The 16 mm Full foam dual-density core and Carbon–fiberglass–carbon face at 8.3 oz make it a pace-first paddle: you win points by ending them.
Where it gives ground is maneuverability (67) and forgiveness (76). With a 118 kg·cm² swing weight and a 5.5 in handle it suits intermediate/advanced/pro players, two-handed backhands, baseline drives and counterpunching. Skip it if your weakest phase is speed-ups at the net; your contact point still moves around the face.
Closest paddles by DNA: CRBN TruFoam Genesis 1 ($280), JOOLA Hyperion CFS 16 ($220), Selkirk Labs Project 006 ($280). If budget matters, the Vatic Pro Atlas 16 lands within 3 IQ points for $70 less. Overall: a below-average overall score in the database — only worth it if its one standout trait is exactly what you need.
In depth
The Loco is Bread & Butter's full-foam flagship, and the elongated build is the power version of it. Its argument is price: a foam-core paddle measuring near the Gen 4 leaders for roughly a hundred dollars less.
The sections below are analysis of published specifications and Paddle DNA™ values, not a play-test write-up. Where we have hit with a paddle, those notes appear separately and are attributed.
The face is a carbon–fiberglass–carbon sandwich rather than plain raw carbon. Fiberglass is livelier than carbon, so the layup adds pop that the foam core then keeps from turning harsh. That is why power measures 92 and softness still measures 84 — two numbers that usually pull against each other.
Spin at 88 is strong but under the raw-carbon specialists, which measure into the mid-90s. If your game is built on brushing heavy topspin, that gap is the honest cost of the lower price. If you win points with pace, it is close to irrelevant.
Sweet spot 79 and twist weight 72 are the lowest of the three shapes. A 16.5 in elongated face gives reach and leverage and asks for clean contact in return. The hybrid gives up very little drive for a meaningfully wider margin.
Community consensus
Verbatim excerpts from public discussion and independent reviews, plus the themes they add up to. These are other people's opinions, not ours, and every quote links back to where it was written.
“Aizec has been loving the elongated version and even plans to use it for local tournaments.”
“The Loco plays fast, hits hard, and still keeps a solid sweet spot and consistent feel.”
“It reminds me of the J2NF, just dialed up one notch in aggression.”
“The elongated version already felt heavy enough, so I did not add anything there.”
AI paddle match
Each pick is the database's best answer to one specific question, ranked by how far it moves the needle versus the Loco 16mm Elongated.
The matchups people actually cross-shop, each with a full 15-trait breakdown.
Other head-to-heads shoppers read alongside the Loco 16mm Elongated.
Every trait normalised 0-100 against the full database, so these numbers mean the same thing on any paddle page. How we score →
Key attributes
Our similarity engine ranks the whole database by average DNA deviation. Tighten or widen the band to see how far you have to travel to save money or gain a trait.
Paddle DNA™ match
Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated
IQ 81.4 · $180
Ranked by DNA deviation
+5 spin · -4 pop · Higher IQ score (83.4 vs 81.4)
+8 twist weight · -14 softness · Higher IQ score (81.7 vs 81.4)
+10 twist weight · -10 softness · Higher IQ score (83.7 vs 81.4)
+12 twist weight · -16 softness · Higher IQ score (83.4 vs 81.4)
+7 forgiveness · -5 swing weight · Higher IQ score (84.1 vs 81.4)
+4 spin · -20 softness
+10 twist weight · -5 swing weight · Higher IQ score (85.1 vs 81.4)
Saves $50 versus the Loco 16mm Elongated · +11 twist weight · -8 swing weight · Higher IQ score (84.6 vs 81.4)
Each pick beats the Loco 16mm Elongated on one specific thing — price, power, control or forgiveness.
Closest matches by player level, hand weight and price — the paddles most players cross-shop against the Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated.
CRBN TruFoam Genesis 114 mm · elongated · 8.4 oz · SW 120$28083
JOOLA Hyperion CFS 1616 mm · elongated · 8.4 oz · SW 122$22082
Selkirk Labs Project 00614 mm · elongated · 8.5 oz · SW 124$28084
Gearbox GX2 Power Elongated14 mm · elongated · 8.4 oz · SW 123$25083Want a different matchup? Compare any two paddles or browse the full paddle database. Buying your first paddle? Read the beginner paddle guide.
Competitive-circuit brand that built its reputation on power paddles, then priced a full-foam flagship — the Loco — roughly $100 under the comparable JOOLA and CRBN builds.
Every significant number on this page carries a source and a date. Where a figure comes from the manufacturer rather than our own measurement, we say so.
$180
Amazon listing — checked August 10, 2026
8.3 oz
Manufacturer specification — recorded August 10, 2026
16 mm
Manufacturer specification — recorded August 10, 2026
118 kg·cm²
Independent measurement data, normalized to our scale
6.2 kg·cm²
Independent measurement data, normalized to our scale
IQ 81.4/100
Computed from the specs above by our published scoring model
Listed by the manufacturer as USA Pickleball approved
USA Pickleball equipment database — checked August 10, 2026
Not personally tested
Analysis on this page is spec-derived, not play-tested
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Reviewed by Alex Zubarev →Our methodology →Editorial policy →
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Last updated August 2026 · How we score paddles