Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
DECEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Warping Point Phoenix 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Phoenix is one of those paddles that just works, and it plays more approachable than most in this class. You get legitimate power on serves and drives without needing to swing hard, and the core has enough dwell that you're not fighting a stiff board while staying responsive enough to generate pace.
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$219.99
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All measurements
- Swing weight
- 119.1
- Swing weight percentile
- 84.1%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.922
- Twist weight
- 6.15
- Twist weight percentile
- 26.2%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.588
- Static weight
- 7.99 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 45.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.034
- Balance point
- 24.8 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 89.1%
- Balance point z-score
- 1.184
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 7.81 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 65.2%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- 0.334
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.8 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 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
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics