Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
MAY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Volair V.1F / XL-W 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 57.9 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 7.1%
- Serve speed z-score
- -1.662
- Punch volley speed
- 37.8 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 19.8%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- -0.780
- Spin
- 2300 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 84.8%
- Spin z-score
- 0.679
- Swing weight
- 115.3
- Swing weight percentile
- 57.9%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.213
- Twist weight
- 7.05
- Twist weight percentile
- 85.9%
- Twist weight z-score
- 1.152
- Static weight
- 8.06 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 62.1%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.319
- Balance point
- 24.4 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 58.1%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.436
- Firepower
- 13/100
- Control score
- 88/100
- Power rating
- 1/5
- Control rating
- 5/5
- Spin rating
- 5/5
- Pop rating
- 1/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 4/5
- Touch shots rating
- 4/5
- Feel rating
- 2/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +4.2 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Widebody
- Length
- 15.875 in
- Width
- 8 in
- Handle length
- 6.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 in
- Surface material
- Metallic Poly Carbon Fiber Weave
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 2
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #408 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics