Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
JUNE 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Professor PhD 16MM Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Swing weight
- 107.7
- Swing weight percentile
- 10.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- -1.206
- Twist weight
- 5.5
- Twist weight percentile
- 1.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.846
- Static weight
- 8.14 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 77.9%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.722
- Balance point
- 23 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 1.2%
- Balance point z-score
- -2.184
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +2.0 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
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Cold Layered
- Classification
- Gen 1
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics