Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
DECEMBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
JOOLA Perseus 3S 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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$279.95
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.9 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 88.6%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.920
- Punch volley speed
- 39.2 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 83.1%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.864
- Spin
- 2201 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 27.4%
- Spin z-score
- -0.392
- Swing weight
- 122.25
- Swing weight percentile
- 93.6%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.497
- Twist weight
- 6.4
- Twist weight percentile
- 47.5%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.108
- Static weight
- 8.18 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 82.5%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.909
- Balance point
- 24.7 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 85.0%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.996
- Firepower
- 86/100
- Control score
- 38/100
- Power rating
- 5/5
- Control rating
- 2/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Gen-3 Foam Enhanced
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #50 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics