Good fit if
- You prefer a descending power profile—more response on serves and drives, with less pop near the kitchen.
- You use a two-handed backhand.
- You value extra reach and leverage on serves and drives.
RPM
RPM Friction Pro V2 · Elongated — Elongated · 14 mm
Play categoryHigh Power
Serve Power9.2Drive Power8.4
Compare verified construction, feel, power, pop, spin, swingweight, twistweight, balance, and handling to understand how this paddle may help improve your game.
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$249.99
Performance, handling, and feel
What this paddle gives you
How it playsStandardized estimate
- Serve power
- 9.2/10▲PowerUltra high
- Drive power
- 8.4/10Ultra high
- Pop
- 6.0/10Moderate
- Spin
- 7.0/10Good
Kitchen playModerateCompact-stroke response from Pop
- Soft
- Moderate
- Fast
- Extreme
- Weight in hand
- Moderate7.90 oz · BP 24.5 cm
- Hand speed
- DeliberateSW 115.0 · BP 24.5 cm
- Stability
- Below AvgTW 6.10 · Tuning can improve
- Feel
- NeutralSoft ↔ neutral ↔ stiff
- Sound
- HollowDense ↔ neutral ↔ hollow
The provisional Calmer Kitchen Play badge appears when the lower of Serve and Drive Power exceeds Pop by at least 1.5 points. It identifies separation between full-swing output and compact-stroke response; it is not a laboratory control score. A true passive-block measurement will appear only after ImpactTune completes its own controlled stationary-paddle testing.
Who this paddle may suit
Avoid if
- You do not want to add weight for stability; off-center hits may twist the stock paddle more.
- Price is an important factor—more cost-effective options exist.
- You prefer a wider face over the reach of an elongated shape.
Specifications
- Shape
- Elongated
- Static wt.
- 7.9 oz
- SW
- 115
- TW
- 6.1
- BP
- 24.5 cm
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Core
- Polypropylene Honeycomb core
- Face layup
- Other Material Combination / Pending Review surface layup
- Generation
- Gen 3
- Width
- 7.5 in
Specifications
- Shape
- Elongated
- Length
- 16.5 in
- Width
- 7.5 in
- Handle length
- 5.5 in
- Grip circumference
- 4.125 in
- Core material
- Polypropylene Honeycomb core
- Core thickness
- 14 mm
- Face layup
- Other Material Combination / Pending Review surface layup
- Surface finish
- Other Texture / Pending Review