Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 640+ reviewed
Reviewed
AUGUST 2026
Updated NOVEMBER 2026
RPM Friction Pro Widebody V2 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 69.3%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.651
- Punch volley speed
- 39.4 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 94.1%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 1.086
- Spin
- 2293 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 79.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.556
- Spin category
- Medium
- Swing weight
- 107.5
- Swing weight percentile
- 9.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.249
- Twist weight
- 6.8
- Twist weight percentile
- 75.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.674
- Static weight
- 7.93 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 35.7%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.331
- Balance point
- 23.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 12.5%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.071
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 8.95 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 87.2%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- 1.049
- Firepower
- 82/100
- Control score
- 58/100
- Power rating
- 5/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.3 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam Enhanced
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Gen-3 Foam Enhanced
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #22 of 529 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 525 measured paddles across 9 metrics