Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
AUGUST 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Ronbus Quanta R4 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The R4 has become a top choice for balanced performance. It offers reach without being unwieldy, better twist resistance at 5.85 than the elongated options, and a neutral balance point at 23.9 cm that makes fast exchanges easier.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 69.8%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.663
- Punch volley speed
- 39 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 64.0%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.630
- Spin
- 2296 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 83.1%
- Spin z-score
- 0.658
- Swing weight
- 103.85
- Swing weight percentile
- 3.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.926
- Twist weight
- 5.85
- Twist weight percentile
- 8.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.167
- Static weight
- 7.71 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 6.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.451
- Balance point
- 23.9 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 26.8%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.494
- Firepower
- 67/100
- Control score
- 45/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- 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
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.75 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Raw Toray T700 Carbon Fiber Textured
- Core material
- EPP Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #128 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics