RPM Friction Pro V2 Pink: New Colorway and Widebody

A new colorway with junior player Ella Oh, plus the first widebody version of the V2. Here's what's new and how the elongated models play.

Matt Khoury
Matt KhouryFounder, Matt's Pickleball
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How I measured this

Every number in this review is one I measured with my own equipment and instruments. Swing weight on a Briffidi SW1, twist weight on a Briffidi TWA2, static weight on a precision balance scale, serve speed and punch volley speed with a radar gun, spin from a high-speed camera at over 500 frames per second, surface roughness with a stylus roughness tester. It's the same setup for all 624 paddles I've measured.

Friction Pro Elongated V2 14mm: Swing weight 113.9 · Twist weight 6.05 · Spin 2,283 RPM · Static weight 7.84 oz · Serve speed 60.8 MPH · Punch volley speed 39.2 MPH · Surface roughness 8.5 Ra

Friction Pro Elongated V2 16mm: Swing weight 122.2 · Twist weight 6.6 · Spin 2,279 RPM · Static weight 8.16 oz · Serve speed 61 MPH · Punch volley speed 39 MPH · Surface roughness 8.33 Ra

If a metric is missing above, that paddle hasn't been through that test yet. Full measurements for each paddle are on its paddle page. My method is written up on the methodology page, and every paddle I've measured is in the paddle data study.

How I test and measure paddles See the full paddle data study