Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
AUGUST 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Proton Project Coyote 15mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
Proton asked me to test this one without telling me what it was, and after game one my thought was that Proton made foam feel good. Then they told me it isn't foam.
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$195.00
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Matt's Feel Profile
Stifffirm face with fast, direct energy return
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 78.1%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.743
- Punch volley speed
- 39.3 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 90.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.973
- Spin
- 2279 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 62.3%
- Spin z-score
- 0.434
- Spin category
- Medium
- Swing weight
- 116.8
- Swing weight percentile
- 70.8%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.492
- Twist weight
- 5.9
- Twist weight percentile
- 10.2%
- Twist weight z-score
- -1.075
- Static weight
- 7.78 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 12.5%
- Static weight z-score
- -1.096
- Balance point
- 24.4 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 57.9%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.436
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.85 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 38.3%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.301
- Firepower
- 84/100
- Control score
- 24/100
- Power rating
- 5/5
- Control rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.4 cm
- Core thickness
- 15 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 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
- Feel stiffness
- 13/100
- Feel hollowness
- 46/100
- Feel profile
- Stiff
- Punch volley rank
- #32 of 525 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 521 measured paddles across 9 metrics