Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gherkin Wraith Standard 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.5 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 62.2%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.577
- Punch volley speed
- 39.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 97.5%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 1.331
- Spin
- 2197 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 25.7%
- Spin z-score
- -0.436
- Swing weight
- 106.75
- Swing weight percentile
- 7.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.386
- Twist weight
- 6.5
- Twist weight percentile
- 55.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.087
- Static weight
- 7.98 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 43.3%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.092
- Balance point
- 23.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 9.7%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.240
- Firepower
- 80/100
- Control score
- 62/100
- Power rating
- 5/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.2 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 7.875 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber & Fiberglass
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #8 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics