Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
JANUARY 2026
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Speedup Tide 14L 14mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The SpeedUp Tide 14L takes the same unusual dwell-heavy 14mm platform and pushes it toward baseline power and plow-through. With its very high swing weight and head-heavy balance, it delivers stronger stock drive output than the hybrid, making it the more offensive option for players comfortable with heavier setups.
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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
- 2252 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 45.7%
- Spin z-score
- 0.155
- Swing weight
- 124.65
- Swing weight percentile
- 97.7%
- Swing weight z-score
- 1.958
- Twist weight
- 6.5
- Twist weight percentile
- 56.1%
- Twist weight z-score
- 0.089
- Static weight
- 8.35 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 96.9%
- Static weight z-score
- 1.781
- Balance point
- 25 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 94.3%
- Balance point z-score
- 1.558
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 8.33 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 76.5%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- 0.678
- Firepower
- 67/100
- Control score
- 46/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 3/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.0 cm
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber
- Core material
- MPP Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #133 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics