Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
DECEMBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Volair CTRL 2 Forza 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 57.5 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 4.6%
- Serve speed z-score
- -2.005
- Punch volley speed
- 37.8 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 19.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.780
- Spin
- 2183 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 20.2%
- Spin z-score
- -0.599
- Swing weight
- 108
- Swing weight percentile
- 11.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.150
- Twist weight
- 7.25
- Twist weight percentile
- 92.7%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.540
- Static weight
- 7.95 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 38.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.236
- Firepower
- 12/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 5/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.88 in
- Width
- 8.12 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.15 in
- Surface material
- Aramid Fibre
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Normal)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #408 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics