Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
DECEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Warping Point Neon 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Neon has enough power to pressure opponents while staying controllable, though it's toned down from max-power Gen 3 paddles like the SLK Era Power. The feel is crisp and stiff: the ball leaves the face fast, and contact is dense and connected with immediate feedback that some players love for directional control and others find harsh on resets.
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Matt's Feel Profile
Stifffirm face with fast, direct energy return
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 69.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.659
- Punch volley speed
- 38.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 55.5%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.506
- Spin
- 2250 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 45.3%
- Spin z-score
- 0.133
- Swing weight
- 112.8
- Swing weight percentile
- 39.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.254
- Twist weight
- 6.2
- Twist weight percentile
- 29.4%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.492
- Static weight
- 7.93 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 35.4%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.336
- Balance point
- 23.7 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 17.8%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.874
- Firepower
- 63/100
- Control score
- 59/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +2.9 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.375 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- UPA-A
- Feel stiffness
- 41/100
- Feel hollowness
- 52/100
- Feel profile
- Stiff
- Punch volley rank
- #193 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics