Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
FEBRUARY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Pickleball Apes Pulse X 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.9 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 36.8%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.063
- Punch volley speed
- 38.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 24.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.421
- Spin
- 2167 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 17.5%
- Spin z-score
- -0.767
- Swing weight
- 121.05
- Swing weight percentile
- 90.0%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.281
- Twist weight
- 6.3
- Twist weight percentile
- 40.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.299
- Static weight
- 7.9 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 29.3%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.494
- Balance point
- 24.8 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 89.1%
- Balance point z-score
- 1.185
- Firepower
- 31/100
- Control score
- 73/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- 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
- Kevlar & Nylon
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #372 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics