Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
RPM Friction Pro Widebody 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The widebody 14mm is built for fast hands. It has the lowest swing weight in the line with very high twist weight, which makes it great for hand battles, counters, and active defense.
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$249.99
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 69.8%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.663
- Punch volley speed
- 39.2 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 83.1%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.864
- Spin
- 2281 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 66.1%
- Spin z-score
- 0.492
- Swing weight
- 108.35
- Swing weight percentile
- 13.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.087
- Twist weight
- 6.95
- Twist weight percentile
- 83.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.954
- Static weight
- 7.87 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 22.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.645
- Balance point
- 23.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 12.7%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.053
- Firepower
- 76/100
- Control score
- 70/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.3 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 16 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
- #50 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics