Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Diadem Edge 18k SP 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.9 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 18.8%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.802
- Punch volley speed
- 37.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 7.7%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.599
- Spin
- 2234 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 40.1%
- Spin z-score
- -0.029
- Swing weight
- 117.79
- Swing weight percentile
- 75.8%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.676
- Twist weight
- 6.03
- Twist weight percentile
- 19.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.819
- Static weight
- 7.82 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 16.9%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.892
- Balance point
- 24.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 67.3%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.625
- Firepower
- 13/100
- Control score
- 56/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.5 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 6 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.375 in
- Surface material
- 18k Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #472 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 515 measured paddles across 9 metrics