Tested by Matt Khoury
4.5 player · 2 yrs testing paddles · 620+ reviewed
Reviewed
JULY 2025
Updated OCTOBER 2026
Thrive Fury Hybrid 15.5mm Pickleball Paddle Review
MATT'S VERDICT
The Fury Hybrid is one of the quicker power paddles I've played. The swing weight is below average for hybrids in this category, so flicks and counters come off fast, but the embedded throat weighting keeps the paddle stable through contact.
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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
- 39.2 mph
- Punch volley speed percentile
- 83.1%
- Punch volley speed z-score
- 0.864
- Spin
- 2203 rpm
- Spin percentile
- 29.4%
- Spin z-score
- -0.369
- Swing weight
- 111.8
- Swing weight percentile
- 31.3%
- Swing weight z-score
- -0.444
- Twist weight
- 6.45
- Twist weight percentile
- 53.3%
- Twist weight z-score
- -0.010
- Static weight
- 8.06 oz
- Static weight percentile
- 61.7%
- Static weight z-score
- 0.311
- Balance point
- 24.2 cm
- Balance point percentile
- 45.8%
- Balance point z-score
- 0.066
- Surface roughness (Ra)
- 6.77 µm
- Surface roughness (Ra) percentile
- 36.8%
- Surface roughness (Ra) z-score
- -0.321
- Firepower
- 81/100
- Control score
- 53/100
- Power rating
- 5/5
- Control rating
- 3/5
- Spin rating
- 2/5
- Pop rating
- 5/5
- Forgiveness rating
- 3/5
- Shot resetting rating
- 3/5
- Touch shots rating
- 3/5
- Feel rating
- 3/5
- Matt's star rating
- 5/5
- Balance offset from center
- +3.6 cm
- Core thickness
- 15.5 mm
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Length
- 16.25 in
- Width
- 7.75 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Handle circumference
- 4.125 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 517 measured paddles
- Market comparison
- 513 measured paddles across 9 metrics