Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Pickleball Apes Pulse E 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Pulse E is the elongated version of the Pulse line, built around a 16mm core with dual-edge foam and a carbon fiber ring grid that keeps the perimeter from breaking down. There's a real break-in period.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.9 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 36.8%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.063
- Punch volley speed
- 38.3 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 30.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.187
- Spin
- 2337 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 93.0%
- Spin z-score
- 1.111
- Swing weight
- 124.85
- Swing weight percentile
- 97.9%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.989
- Twist weight
- 5.82
- Twist weight percentile
- 7.7%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.225
- Static weight
- 8.17 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 81.6%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.865
- Balance point
- 24.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 77.8%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.812
- Firepower
- 34/100
- Control score
- 52/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 1/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.3 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.75 in
- Width
- 7 in
- Handle length
- 6 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Kevlar & Nylon
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #343 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics