Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
MAY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Hamr SLDG 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 32.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.108
- Punch volley speed
- 38.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 24.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.421
- Spin
- 2135 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 12.5%
- Spin z-score
- -1.121
- Swing weight
- 125.9
- Swing weight percentile
- 98.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- 2.185
- Twist weight
- 6.4
- Twist weight percentile
- 47.5%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.106
- Static weight
- 8.2 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 85.7%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.016
- Balance point
- 25 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 94.2%
- Balance point z-score
- 1.558
- Firepower
- 28/100
- Control score
- 72/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.75 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Gen-3 Foam Enhanced
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #372 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics