Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
FEBRUARY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Selkirk Vanguard Pro Epic Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 57.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 5.6%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.834
- Punch volley speed
- 37.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 7.7%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.599
- Spin
- 2116 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 10.2%
- Spin z-score
- -1.331
- Swing weight
- 108.3
- Swing weight percentile
- 13.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.093
- Twist weight
- 6.5
- Twist weight percentile
- 56.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.089
- Static weight
- 7.95 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 38.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.235
- Balance point
- 23.4 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 7.2%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.433
- Firepower
- 7/100
- Control score
- 95/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.1 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 7.8 in
- Handle length
- 5.3 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #472 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics