Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
JUNE 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Chorus Shapeshifter 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Shapeshifter doesn't have a single weakness but doesn't win any single category either. Spin is the best I've gotten from a Chorus paddle.
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$149.99
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 30.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.194
- Punch volley speed
- 37.4 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 12.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -1.238
- Spin
- 2297 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 83.9%
- Spin z-score
- 0.669
- Swing weight
- 117.95
- Swing weight percentile
- 76.1%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.697
- Twist weight
- 6.56
- Twist weight percentile
- 62.2%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.200
- Static weight
- 8.28 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 94.0%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.413
- Balance point
- 24.2 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 45.6%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.064
- Firepower
- 21/100
- Control score
- 86/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.6 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.63 in
- Handle length
- 5.25 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.5 in
- Surface material
- Toray Carbon Fiber & Fiberglass
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Normal)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #445 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics