Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JANUARY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Reload Paddle 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Reload is unusual: the surface is replaceable. You can swap in a new grit sheet instead of buying a new paddle when the texture wears down.
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$199.99
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 58.3 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 12.2%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.308
- Punch volley speed
- 36.4 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 1.9%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -2.406
- Spin
- 2128 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 11.5%
- Spin z-score
- -1.198
- Swing weight
- 123.45
- Swing weight percentile
- 96.2%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.728
- Twist weight
- 6.65
- Twist weight percentile
- 66.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.376
- Static weight
- 8.38 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 98.4%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.921
- Balance point
- 24.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 77.8%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.812
- Firepower
- 7/100
- Control score
- 82/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.8 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.375 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #504 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics