Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
NOVEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Pickleball Apes Charm V 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The V is heavy and forgiving. You hit the ball and it sinks into the face, deep and plush, then releases without that quick snap some paddles have.
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$129.99
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.4 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 54.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.492
- Punch volley speed
- 38.5 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 36.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.046
- Spin
- 2281 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 66.1%
- Spin z-score
- 0.492
- Swing weight
- 111.8
- Swing weight percentile
- 31.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.448
- Twist weight
- 7.5
- Twist weight percentile
- 96.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 2.010
- Static weight
- 8.22 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 88.4%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.111
- Balance point
- 23.9 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 26.7%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.495
- Firepower
- 46/100
- Control score
- 89/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 5/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 3/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.9 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.75 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Aramid Fibre
- Core material
- EPP Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #310 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics