- Swing weight
- 118.0High
- Twist weight
- 6.14Average
JOOLA
Perseus Pro IV 16mm
Ben Johns' signature power paddle. Propulsion core with a thermoformed carbon body, aimed at players who want put-away pace without giving up all touch.
PowerSpinIntermediateAdvancedProThermoformedPremiumTournament
Performance profile
How these are calculatedPower63
Control61
Spin92
Forgiveness45
Swing weight index57
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 | 16.5"Manufacturer Spec |
| Width | 7.5"Manufacturer Spec |
| Handle length | 5.5"Manufacturer Spec |
| Grip circumference | 4.25"Manufacturer Spec |
| Static weight | 7.9–8.2 ozManufacturer Spec |
| Swing weight index | 57/100Derived |
| Balance point | 22.1 cm from buttDerived |
| Thermoformed | YesManufacturer Spec |
| Unibody handle | YesManufacturer Spec |
| Edgeless | NoManufacturer Spec |
| USAP approved | YesManufacturer Spec |
| Released | 2024Manufacturer Spec |
Specs last verified against the manufacturer: not yet verified
Independent reviews
Aggregated reviewer score
Aggregated from 2 independent reviews · normalized to a common scale
64/100
- Matt's Pickleball — 5/5 → higher than 75% of paddles they've rated
- PaddleReviewHub — 8.8/10 → higher than 53% of paddles they've rated
Measured by more than one reviewer
Averaged across sources · each reviewer's own figure shown below
- Swing weight117.32 sourcesPickleball Studio 118.0·Matt's Pickleball 116.5
- Twist weight6.272 sourcesPickleball Studio 6.14·Matt's Pickleball 6.40
- Spin2,142 RPM2 sourcesMatt's Pickleball 2,236 RPM·PaddleReviewHub 2,048 RPM
5/5 their overall
58/100 control
70/100 firepower
- Swing weight
- 116.5Average
- Twist weight
- 6.40Average
- Spin
- 2,236 RPMAverage
- Serve speed
- 60.8 mphHigh
- Surface roughness
- 4.84 µmLow
Their readers: 4.4/5 from 5 ratings
8.8/10 their overall
9.2/10 power
8.3/10 control
8.5/10 spin
9.3/10 pop
8.2/10 forgiveness
8.4/10 maneuverability
- Spin
- 2,048 RPMLow
Their readers: 8.57/10 from 28 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 3 of them measured the same thing, we average it and show you every individual reading. The aggregated score is the combined judgment of the reviewers named above, never our opinion of the paddle. 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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