Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Synergy Explore 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.4 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 13.4%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.232
- Punch volley speed
- 37.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 22.1%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.663
- Spin
- 2084 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 6.2%
- Spin z-score
- -1.681
- Swing weight
- 112.55
- Swing weight percentile
- 36.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.300
- Twist weight
- 6.27
- Twist weight percentile
- 39.6%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.356
- Static weight
- 7.81 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 15.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.941
- Balance point
- 24 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 32.5%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.313
- Firepower
- 18/100
- Control score
- 82/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 3/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.2 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.375 in
- Width
- 7.4375 in
- Handle length
- 5.25 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #399 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics