Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
JOOLA Scorpeus 3S 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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$279.95
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.2 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 46.3%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.315
- Punch volley speed
- 39.6 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 97.5%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 1.325
- Spin
- 2205 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 29.9%
- Spin z-score
- -0.359
- Swing weight
- 111.05
- Swing weight percentile
- 26.4%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.580
- Twist weight
- 7.06
- Twist weight percentile
- 87.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.173
- Static weight
- 8.16 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 79.9%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.823
- Balance point
- 23.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 9.5%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.248
- Firepower
- 72/100
- Control score
- 73/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.2 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 16 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.625 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.375 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Gen-3 Foam Enhanced
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #8 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics