Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JUNE 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Proxr PROTOHYPE XXI 12.7 Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.8 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 34.5%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.023
- Punch volley speed
- 39.3 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 90.7%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.980
- Spin
- 2208 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 30.4%
- Spin z-score
- -0.314
- Swing weight
- 109.95
- Swing weight percentile
- 19.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.789
- Twist weight
- 7.35
- Twist weight percentile
- 94.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.726
- Static weight
- 7.86 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 21.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.696
- Balance point
- 24.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 67.4%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.626
- Firepower
- 63/100
- Control score
- 67/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.3 cm
- Core thickness
- 12.7 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 15.875 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.25 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Cold Layered
- Classification
- Gen 1
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #32 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics