Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
FEBRUARY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Proton Series Three Project Flamingo 15mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 69.8%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.663
- Punch volley speed
- 38.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 56.2%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.513
- Spin
- 2196 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 25.3%
- Spin z-score
- -0.447
- Swing weight
- 117.95
- Swing weight percentile
- 76.1%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.697
- Twist weight
- 6.7
- Twist weight percentile
- 70.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.470
- Static weight
- 7.92 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 32.6%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.401
- Balance point
- 24.2 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 45.6%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.064
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 8.14 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 73.7%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- 0.595
- Firepower
- 63/100
- Control score
- 68/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.2 cm
- Core thickness
- 15 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.25 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USAP & UPA-A
- Punch volley rank
- #188 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics