Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
JANUARY 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Paddletek Reserve 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Reserve 16mm is a light, fast-swinging foam paddle with a dense but not stiff feel, strong spin, and a very usable balance of pop and power. It does not give you free pace, but it is easy to control, easy on the arm, and works best when you swing through the ball and shape shots with topspin.
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.8 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 83.3%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.834
- Punch volley speed
- 38.4 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 33.9%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.070
- Spin
- 2267 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 54.1%
- Spin z-score
- 0.338
- Swing weight
- 117.75
- Swing weight percentile
- 75.1%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.660
- Twist weight
- 6
- Twist weight percentile
- 15.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.878
- Static weight
- 8.22 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 88.4%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.111
- Balance point
- 24.2 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 45.6%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.064
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 7.02 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 48.0%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.141
- Firepower
- 59/100
- Control score
- 45/100
- Power rating
- 3/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.4 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.375 in
- Width
- 7.4375 in
- Handle length
- 5.75 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Dual-Density Foam Core (EPP and EVA foam)
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #328 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics