Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
JOOLA Perseus Pro IV 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
Be the first to rate
Retail Price
$249.95
Promo Code
Affiliate links. We may earn a commission — it never affects our ratings.
How players classify this paddle
0 votesBe the first ↑
All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.8 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 83.1%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.831
- Punch volley speed
- 38.8 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 48.9%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.389
- Spin
- 2236 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 40.3%
- Spin z-score
- -0.020
- Swing weight
- 116.5
- Swing weight percentile
- 67.8%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.437
- Twist weight
- 6.4
- Twist weight percentile
- 47.7%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.105
- Static weight
- 8.09 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 69.0%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.470
- Balance point
- 24.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 67.3%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.623
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 4.84 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 3.8%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -1.605
- Firepower
- 66/100
- Control score
- 61/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.5 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 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
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #234 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics