Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
MAY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Wilson Vesper Control 17 Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 54.4 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 0.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- -4.651
- Punch volley speed
- 35.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 0.6%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -3.340
- Spin
- 2020 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 2.5%
- Spin z-score
- -2.391
- Swing weight
- 115.4
- Swing weight percentile
- 58.5%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.227
- Twist weight
- 6.1
- Twist weight percentile
- 23.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.685
- Static weight
- 8.14 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 77.6%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.714
- Balance point
- 24.1 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 39.2%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.120
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 2/5
- Touch shots rating
- 2/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 2/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.8 cm
- Core thickness
- 17 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 7.875 in
- Handle length
- 4.875 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #513 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics