Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JUNE 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Bread & Butter Shogun 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
Picking up the Shogun, the first thing I noticed was the build. It just feels like quality in hand.
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$189.99
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 55.8 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 1.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- -3.451
- Punch volley speed
- 35.9 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 1.4%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -2.990
- Spin
- 2168 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 17.7%
- Spin z-score
- -0.756
- Swing weight
- 122.6
- Swing weight percentile
- 94.6%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.570
- Twist weight
- 6.12
- Twist weight percentile
- 25.6%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.646
- Static weight
- 8.24 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 90.6%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.217
- Balance point
- 24.8 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 89.1%
- Balance point z-score
- 1.185
- Firepower
- 1/100
- Control score
- 61/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 4/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.8 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.38 in
- Handle length
- 5.12 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.34 in
- Surface material
- T700 Carbon Fiber & Titanium
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Normal)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #509 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics