Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
JANUARY 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gruvn LAZR-16S Full Foam 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.4 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 54.5%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.487
- Punch volley speed
- 38.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 55.5%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.506
- Spin
- 2256 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 47.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.198
- Swing weight
- 113
- Swing weight percentile
- 41.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.216
- Twist weight
- 7.3
- Twist weight percentile
- 94.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.637
- Static weight
- 8.01 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 51.1%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.067
- Balance point
- 24.4 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 58.0%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.436
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 7.06 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 47.4%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.153
- Firepower
- 55/100
- Control score
- 78/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.1 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 8 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
- #193 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics