Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
NOVEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Pickleball Apes Charm X 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The X hits hard if you can move it. It's heavy (123 swing weight) and needs speed through the zone.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.2 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 46.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.320
- Punch volley speed
- 38.5 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 36.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.046
- Spin
- 2291 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 79.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.603
- Swing weight
- 123.1
- Swing weight percentile
- 95.5%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.656
- Twist weight
- 6.35
- Twist weight percentile
- 43.7%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.204
- Static weight
- 8.19 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 83.4%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.960
- Balance point
- 24.7 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 85.0%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.996
- Firepower
- 42/100
- Control score
- 67/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 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