Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Callaway Inertia 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Swing weight
- 115.15
- Swing weight percentile
- 56.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.185
- Twist weight
- 7.45
- Twist weight percentile
- 96.6%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.927
- Static weight
- 8.19 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 83.8%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.974
- Balance point
- 24 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 32.5%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.313
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 4.43 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 1.7%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -1.877
- Forgiveness rating
- 5/5
- Matt's star rating
- 1/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.4 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.625 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Normal)
- Manufacturing process
- Cold Layered
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics