Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JULY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Pickleball Apes Harmony V 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The V is the most forgiving and reactive shape in the Harmony line: lowest swing weight, highest twist weight, and fast enough in the hands that you never feel like you're fighting it. That plush, connected feel makes blocks and resets stay stable even on mishits, and with the quick release off the face you can counter and redirect without needing perfect timing.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.2 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 22.9%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.537
- Punch volley speed
- 37.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 16.1%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.005
- Spin
- 2290 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 77.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.592
- Swing weight
- 107.3
- Swing weight percentile
- 8.5%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.283
- Twist weight
- 7.35
- Twist weight percentile
- 94.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.726
- Static weight
- 7.95 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 38.2%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.243
- Balance point
- 24 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 32.8%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.307
- Firepower
- 19/100
- Control score
- 98/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 5/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.0 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.75 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- EVA Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #421 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics