Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 640+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gherkin Nightshade Hybrid 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.5 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 14.3%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.151
- Punch volley speed
- 38.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 39.7%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.153
- Spin
- 2213 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 31.2%
- Spin z-score
- -0.281
- Spin category
- Medium
- Swing weight
- 112.8
- Swing weight percentile
- 39.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.254
- Twist weight
- 6.2
- Twist weight percentile
- 29.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.490
- Static weight
- 7.85 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 21.2%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.737
- Balance point
- 24 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 32.3%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.317
- Firepower
- 27/100
- Control score
- 70/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- 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
- +3.4 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.5 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
- #296 of 525 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 521 measured paddles across 9 metrics