Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 610+ reviewed
Reviewed
OCTOBER 2024
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro-C 14.3 Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 59.3 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 25.4%
- Serve speed z-score
- -0.451
- Punch volley speed
- 38.2 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 28.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.304
- Spin
- 2286 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 72.0%
- Spin z-score
- 0.548
- Swing weight
- 112.2
- Swing weight percentile
- 33.2%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.374
- Twist weight
- 7.15
- Twist weight percentile
- 88.6%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.336
- Static weight
- 8.26 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 92.5%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.312
- Balance point
- 23.6 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 12.8%
- Balance point z-score
- -1.053
- Firepower
- 27/100
- Control score
- 91/100
- Power rating
- 2/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 2/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 4/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 3/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.6 cm
- Core thickness
- 14.3 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.75 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 5.25 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Toray Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Cold Layered
- Classification
- Gen 1
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #359 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics