Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
JANUARY 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gruvn LAZR-16HD Full Foam 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 77.9%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.745
- Punch volley speed
- 38.7 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 44.1%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.272
- Spin
- 2261 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 51.1%
- Spin z-score
- 0.253
- Swing weight
- 110.3
- Swing weight percentile
- 21.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.720
- Twist weight
- 6.3
- Twist weight percentile
- 40.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.298
- Static weight
- 7.78 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 12.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.093
- Balance point
- 24.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 67.3%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.623
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.72 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 34.1%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.374
- Firepower
- 61/100
- Control score
- 62/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.0 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.125 in
- Width
- 7.75 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Aramid Fibre
- Core material
- Dual-Density Foam Core (EPP and EVA foam)
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Punch volley rank
- #268 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics