Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gherkin Wraith Elongated 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.8 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 83.1%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.831
- Punch volley speed
- 39.1 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 74.9%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.740
- Spin
- 2178 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 19.7%
- Spin z-score
- -0.654
- Swing weight
- 114.55
- Swing weight percentile
- 51.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- 0.073
- Twist weight
- 6.1
- Twist weight percentile
- 22.8%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.685
- 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
- Firepower
- 79/100
- Control score
- 39/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 2/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 4/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 4/5
- Matt's star rating
- 4/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.5 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.4375 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.25 in
- Surface material
- Carbon Fiber & Fiberglass
- Core material
- Polypropylene + Foam
- Surface texture
- Peel Ply (Coarse)
- Manufacturing process
- Thermoformed
- Classification
- Gen 3
- Approval body
- USA Pickleball
- Punch volley rank
- #92 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics