Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 640+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Ronbus R2 Nova 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 15.3%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.065
- Punch volley speed
- 37.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 21.9%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.667
- Spin
- 2150 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 14.0%
- Spin z-score
- -0.963
- Spin category
- Low
- Swing weight
- 111.65
- Swing weight percentile
- 29.8%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.472
- Twist weight
- 7.05
- Twist weight percentile
- 85.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.155
- Static weight
- 7.94 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 37.3%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.284
- Balance point
- 23.9 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 26.6%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.504
- Firepower
- 19/100
- Control score
- 98/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.875 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #402 of 525 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 521 measured paddles across 9 metrics