Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
AUGUST 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
RPM Friction Pro Widebody V2 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.5 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 62.2%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.577
- Punch volley speed
- 39.5 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 96.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 1.214
- Spin
- 2296 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 83.1%
- Spin z-score
- 0.658
- Swing weight
- 111.2
- Swing weight percentile
- 27.2%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.556
- Twist weight
- 7.2
- Twist weight percentile
- 90.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.436
- Static weight
- 8.16 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 79.6%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.814
- Balance point
- 23.8 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 22.6%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.680
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 8.42 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 80.0%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- 0.760
- Firepower
- 79/100
- Control score
- 67/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.5 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 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
- #15 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics