Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
DECEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Mark Two R3 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Mark Two R3 is a foam paddle that sits in rare middle ground. It's plush and absorbent like the Six Zero Coral or Enhance Duo, but with real feedback instead of that disconnected, hollow thud you get from explosive foam designs.
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$174.99
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.7 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 78.1%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.749
- Punch volley speed
- 38.8 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 49.4%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.397
- Spin
- 2290 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 77.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.592
- Swing weight
- 114.95
- Swing weight percentile
- 53.8%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.143
- Twist weight
- 5.95
- Twist weight percentile
- 13.0%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.974
- Static weight
- 8.14 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 77.6%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.714
- Balance point
- 24.1 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 39.2%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.120
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.74 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 35.8%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.340
- Firepower
- 64/100
- Control score
- 46/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 4/5
- Pop rating
- 3/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.3 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.375 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Aramid Fibre
- Core material
- EPP Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Classification
- Gen 4
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #228 of 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics