Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 640+ reviewed
Reviewed
APRIL 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Aireo Sports Cyclone Nanograph Cherry Blossom 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Cyclone is one of the stiffest, loudest, most aggressively powerful paddles I've played this year. It's louder than the Boomstik, with a hollow crack you can't miss.
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Matt's Feel Profile
Stiff + Hollowstiff face with a crisp, resonant pop
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.8 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 83.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.824
- Punch volley speed
- 39 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 63.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.617
- Spin
- 2315 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 89.2%
- Spin z-score
- 0.790
- Spin category
- High
- Swing weight
- 111.5
- Swing weight percentile
- 29.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.497
- Twist weight
- 6.35
- Twist weight percentile
- 44.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.199
- Static weight
- 7.7 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 5.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.495
- Balance point
- 24.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 78.1%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.813
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 7.04 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 46.2%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.145
- Firepower
- 73/100
- Control score
- 56/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.8 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.375 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Proprietary Foam Blend
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Nanograph)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Durable Grit
- Nanograph
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Feel stiffness
- 19/100
- Feel hollowness
- 80/100
- Feel profile
- Stiff + Hollow
- Punch volley rank
- #136 of 529 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 525 measured paddles across 9 metrics