Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
MARCH 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Nexus ProStar 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 57.9 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 7.1%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.662
- Punch volley speed
- 36.8 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 4.4%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.950
- Spin
- 1830 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 0.0%
- Spin z-score
- -4.456
- Swing weight
- 122.3
- Swing weight percentile
- 93.9%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.520
- Twist weight
- 6.41
- Twist weight percentile
- 52.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.085
- Static weight
- 8.19 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 83.8%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.974
- Balance point
- 24.4 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 58.0%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.436
- Firepower
- 6/100
- Control score
- 76/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 3/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.4 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 & Electroplated Polyester Weave
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #494 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics