Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
RPM Friction Pro Elongated 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The elongated 16mm sits near the top of the power charts with serve speed in the 89th percentile, but it plays softer and more controlled than that number suggests. The power is linear, so it doesn't suddenly jump ten feet out on mishits.
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Matt's Feel Profile
Soft + Hollowsoft, springy touch with a lively pocket
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.9 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 88.5%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.917
- Punch volley speed
- 39 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 63.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.623
- Spin
- 2296 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 82.7%
- Spin z-score
- 0.635
- Swing weight
- 114.55
- Swing weight percentile
- 51.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.073
- Twist weight
- 6.1
- Twist weight percentile
- 22.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.685
- Static weight
- 7.79 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 13.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.042
- Balance point
- 23.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 9.5%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.248
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 7.79 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 64.5%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- 0.323
- Firepower
- 76/100
- Control score
- 45/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +2.5 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
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Feel stiffness
- 70/100
- Feel hollowness
- 72/100
- Feel profile
- Soft + Hollow
- Punch volley rank
- #133 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics