Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
APRIL 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Franklin FS Tour Dynasty 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
Be the first to rate
Retail Price
$149.99
Promo Code
10% off at checkout
Affiliate links. We may earn a commission — it never affects our ratings.
How players classify this paddle
0 votesBe the first ↑
All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 31.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.115
- Punch volley speed
- 37 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 6.9%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.716
- Spin
- 2133 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 11.9%
- Spin z-score
- -1.145
- Swing weight
- 135.5
- Swing weight percentile
- 100.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- 3.984
- Twist weight
- 6.6
- Twist weight percentile
- 63.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.282
- Static weight
- 8.39 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 98.5%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.983
- Balance point
- 24.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 77.9%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.810
- Firepower
- 19/100
- Control score
- 82/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 3/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.6 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.5 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #483 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics