Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
DECEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Proton Series Three Peacock 13mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.1 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 43.6%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.234
- Punch volley speed
- 40.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 100.0%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 1.915
- Spin
- 2243 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 43.2%
- Spin z-score
- 0.073
- Swing weight
- 112.3
- Swing weight percentile
- 34.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.351
- Twist weight
- 6.05
- Twist weight percentile
- 19.5%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.781
- Static weight
- 7.83 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 18.1%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.847
- Balance point
- 24.3 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 52.1%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.253
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 7.23 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 53.7%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.022
- Firepower
- 72/100
- Control score
- 33/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 2/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 2/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.7 cm
- Core thickness
- 13 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.25 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Proprietary Foam Blend
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Gen-4 Unibody Molded
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #1 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics