Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
JULY 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Ronbus Tenon R1 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Tenon is Ronbus's dual-density foam line, four shapes at $169.99, all 16mm, all USA Pickleball approved. The core is an EPP body with little EPP tenons keyed into an EVA band running around the inside of the frame, and the face is peel ply carbon with something they call NanoBond built into it.
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Matt's Feel Profile
Soft + Denseplush, muted dwell that absorbs pace
How players classify this paddle
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.6 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 69.7%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.659
- Punch volley speed
- 39 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 63.3%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.623
- Spin
- 2258 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 49.3%
- Spin z-score
- 0.220
- Swing weight
- 113.65
- Swing weight percentile
- 45.1%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.095
- Twist weight
- 6.05
- Twist weight percentile
- 19.4%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.782
- Static weight
- 7.89 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 27.6%
- Static weight z-score
- -0.538
- Balance point
- 24.5 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 67.3%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.623
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 4.56 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 2.0%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -1.791
- Firepower
- 67/100
- Control score
- 45/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.5 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- Dual-Density Foam Core (EPP and EVA foam)
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Durable Grit
- Yes
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Feel stiffness
- 66/100
- Feel hollowness
- 30/100
- Feel profile
- Soft + Dense
- Punch volley rank
- #133 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics