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Specs & Lab Data
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Find Your Perfect MatchPros
- +Heavy swing weight of 125 (top 4%) delivers extra momentum and plow-through on drives
Cons
- −Very high swing weight of 125 (top 4%) can cause fatigue and slow hand transitions
- −On the heavy side at 8.3 oz (top 9%) — may cause fatigue for players with arm issues
Best For
Swing weight of 125 and 5.5" grip feel familiar coming from tennis
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Compare with similar paddles
The closest paddles to the Pulsar R3 16mm on swing weight, twist weight, power, spin, core and price.
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- Adidas PRO-EDT 16$189 · SW 126 · 57 mphCompare
Data sources
Data sources. Specs from The Pickleball Studio's paddle database (mostly manufacturer figures; swing and twist weight measured by the source), power, pop and spin from lab testing credited to Pickleball Effect. Percentiles compare this paddle with the other paddles in our database. Pros and world ranks from the PPA Tour, as of Nov 8, 2026. The price is the list price from the source database and may have changed. How we score paddles.