Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 640+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Ronbus R3 Nova 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 16.6%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.981
- Punch volley speed
- 37.5 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 13.9%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.138
- Spin
- 2290 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 76.9%
- Spin z-score
- 0.549
- Spin category
- Medium
- Swing weight
- 126.35
- Swing weight percentile
- 99.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- 2.292
- Twist weight
- 6.42
- Twist weight percentile
- 53.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.063
- Static weight
- 8.44 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 98.7%
- Static weight z-score
- 2.250
- Balance point
- 23.9 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 26.3%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.506
- Firepower
- 15/100
- Control score
- 76/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- 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
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +2.9 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.5 in
- Surface material
- Toray Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #447 of 529 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 525 measured paddles across 9 metrics