- Swing weight
- 112.0Average
- Twist weight
- 6.45Average
Gherkin
Draco
Gherkin Draco. Specifications imported and pending verification.
PowerIntermediate
Performance profile
How these are calculatedPower48
Control66
Spin88
Forgiveness50
Swing weight index44
These are estimates, not measurements
We calculate these scores from the manufacturer's published specifications using a formula we publish in full. Nobody has swung this paddle on our behalf and nobody has put it on a swing weight machine. Treat them as a way to compare paddles consistently — not as lab data.
Full specifications
| Core thickness | 16 mmManufacturer Spec |
|---|---|
| Face material | Raw carbonManufacturer Spec |
| Core material | Polypropylene honeycombManufacturer Spec |
| Shape | HybridManufacturer Spec |
| Length | 16.2"Manufacturer Spec |
| Width | 7.7"Manufacturer Spec |
| Handle length | 5.5"Manufacturer Spec |
| Grip circumference | 4.25"Manufacturer Spec |
| Static weight | 7.99 ozManufacturer Spec |
| Swing weight index | 44/100Derived |
| Balance point | 21.4 cm from buttDerived |
| Thermoformed | NoManufacturer Spec |
| Unibody handle | NoManufacturer Spec |
| Edgeless | NoManufacturer Spec |
| USAP approved | Yes — listed Dec 2025Manufacturer Spec |
| Released | 2026Manufacturer Spec |
Specs last verified against the manufacturer: not yet verified
Independent reviews
Measured by more than one reviewer
Averaged across sources · each reviewer's own figure shown below
- Swing weight112.52 sourcesPickleball Studio 112.0·Matt's Pickleball 113.0
- Twist weight6.602 sourcesPickleball Studio 6.45·Matt's Pickleball 6.75
5/5 their overall
66/100 control
80/100 firepower
- Swing weight
- 113.0Average
- Twist weight
- 6.75Average
- Spin
- 2,270 RPMAverage
- Serve speed
- 60.9 mphHigh
- Surface roughness
- 5.03 µmLow
Their readers: 5/5 from 12 ratings
Where these numbers come from
This site is an aggregate database. We test nothing and measure nothing ourselves. Every number above is a named source's published work, credited and linked back to the page it came from. Where 2 of them measured the same thing, we average it and show you every individual reading. Reviewers' numbers never feed the derived estimates further up the page — those stay our own calculation from published specs. How we combine sources
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