Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JUNE 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Bread & Butter Wild Thang 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 39.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.149
- Punch volley speed
- 38.5 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 36.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.046
- Spin
- 2170 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 18.3%
- Spin z-score
- -0.734
- Swing weight
- 113.45
- Swing weight percentile
- 43.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.136
- Twist weight
- 5.9
- Twist weight percentile
- 10.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.070
- Static weight
- 7.89 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 27.3%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.545
- Balance point
- 24.1 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 39.2%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.120
- Firepower
- 38/100
- Control score
- 65/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.3 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.375 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- 3K Woven Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #310 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics