Gladiator Pickleball Advanced II 16mm vs Selkirk Luxx Control Air Invikta

The Gladiator Pickleball Advanced II 16mm and Selkirk Luxx Control Air Invikta differ most on forgiveness and core thickness. Both are scored by the same formula from published specs, so the comparison is like for like — but neither has been physically measured by us.

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Specification comparison of Advanced II 16mm and Luxx Control Air Invikta
Spec	Gladiator PickleballAdvanced II 16mm	SelkirkLuxx Control Air Invikta
Price (MSRP)Manufacturer Spec	$249.99	$249.99
PowerDerived	48▲	47
ControlDerived	66	69▲
SpinDerived	88	93▲
ForgivenessDerived	50▲	33
Swing weight indexDerived	41	54
Core thicknessManufacturer Spec	16 mm	20 mm
Face materialManufacturer Spec	Raw carbon	Raw carbon
Core materialManufacturer Spec	Polypropylene honeycomb	Polypropylene honeycomb
ShapeManufacturer Spec	Hybrid	Elongated
LengthManufacturer Spec	16.2"	16.5"
WidthManufacturer Spec	7.7"▲	7.4"
Handle lengthManufacturer Spec	5.3"	5.35"▲
Static weightManufacturer Spec	8 oz	8.1 oz
Balance pointDerived	21.1 cm	21.7 cm
ThermoformedManufacturer Spec	No	No
USAP approvedManufacturer Spec	Yes	Yes
ReleasedManufacturer Spec	2026	2023

Analysis

Where they actually differ

Only differences big enough to matter are listed. Anything inside the margin of an estimate is left out.

Forgiveness: Gladiator Pickleball Advanced II 16mm scores 50 against 33 — 17 points of a larger usable sweet spot.
Core thickness: 16mm against 20mm. The thicker core dwells on the ball longer; the thinner one rebounds harder.
Shape: Hybrid against Elongated. That changes reach, sweet-spot size and how quickly the head comes round.

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