Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 630+ reviewed
Reviewed
SEPTEMBER 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Gherkin Wraith Hybrid 16mm Pickleball Paddle Review
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All measurements
- Serve speed
- 60.5 mph
- Serve speed percentile
- 62.0%
- Serve speed z-score
- 0.573
- Punch volley speed
- 39.2 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 82.7%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.857
- Spin
- 2143 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 13.5%
- Spin z-score
- -1.036
- Swing weight
- 111.25
- Swing weight percentile
- 27.8%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.543
- Twist weight
- 6.2
- Twist weight percentile
- 29.4%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.492
- Static weight
- 8.04 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 57.0%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.218
- Balance point
- 23.8 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 22.4%
- Balance point z-score
- -0.687
- Firepower
- 72/100
- Control score
- 52/100
- Power rating
- 4/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 1/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- 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
- +3.2 cm
- Core thickness
- 16 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.625 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
- #50 of 522 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 518 measured paddles across 9 metrics