Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
RPM Friction Pro Elongated 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The elongated 14mm delivers the same neighborhood of power as the 16mm but the face plays quicker and crisper with the sweet spot relationship flipped: stiffer upper region, softer lower section. Pop at the net is excellent with speed-ups and counters coming off fast and heavy, but the 14mm is less forgiving on resets when you're slightly off-center.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 78.1%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.749
- Punch volley speed
- 39.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 75.6%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.747
- Spin
- 2253 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 46.7%
- Spin z-score
- 0.183
- Swing weight
- 117.15
- Swing weight percentile
- 72.5%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.553
- Twist weight
- 6.15
- Twist weight percentile
- 26.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.588
- Static weight
- 7.87 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 22.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.645
- Balance point
- 24.9 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 93.0%
- Balance point z-score
- 1.372
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.63 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 31.2%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.417
- Firepower
- 77/100
- Control score
- 32/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 2/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.9 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #89 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics