Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
MAY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gruvn LAZR-16X Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 57.4 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 3.9%
- Serve speed z-score
- -2.080
- Punch volley speed
- 36.8 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 4.5%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.939
- Spin
- 2170 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 18.3%
- Spin z-score
- -0.734
- Swing weight
- 115.85
- Swing weight percentile
- 62.5%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.311
- Twist weight
- 6.25
- Twist weight percentile
- 34.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.396
- Static weight
- 7.91 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 31.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.444
- Balance point
- 24.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 67.4%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.626
- Firepower
- 4/100
- Control score
- 74/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 3/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.5 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- 3K Kevlar-Carbon Fiber Weave
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #489 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics