Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gherkin Nightshade Elongated 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.2 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 10.9%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.404
- Punch volley speed
- 38.4 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 33.6%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.079
- Spin
- 2201 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 27.2%
- Spin z-score
- -0.403
- Swing weight
- 117.4
- Swing weight percentile
- 74.1%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.605
- Twist weight
- 6.1
- Twist weight percentile
- 22.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.685
- Static weight
- 7.94 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 37.2%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.286
- Balance point
- 24.1 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 38.9%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.125
- Firepower
- 22/100
- Control score
- 61/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.1 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 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
- #333 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics