Compare up to 3 paddles side by side
Specs, weight and swing weight, all 15 Paddle DNA™ traits, and price plus availability built only from the retailer offers we actually track — never estimated.
Specs & weight
| Spec | GAMMA Obsidian 16 | HEAD Radical Tour Ultra 16 |
|---|---|---|
| IQ score | 80.3/100 | 79.8/100 |
| MSRP | $150 | $160 |
| Best tracked price | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| Weight | 7.7 oz | 7.8 oz |
| Swing weightlower = faster hands | 102 | 105 |
| Twist weighthigher = more forgiving | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Core | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Shape | standard | standard |
| Surface | Textured graphite composite | Textured fiberglass composite |
| Handle | 5 in | 5 in |
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
Price & availability
Sourced from stored retailer offers and their recorded price history. Paddles with no tracked offer show MSRP only.
GAMMA Obsidian 16
No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $150.
HEAD Radical Tour Ultra 16
No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $160.
Paddle DNA™
- Power7274
- Control8684
- Spin7472
- Forgiveness8886
- Sweet spot8686
- Stability7880
- Maneuverability8482
- Pop6870
- Touch8682
- Consistency8484
- Swing weight6266
- Twist weight7274
- Launch angle4648
- Plow through6870
- Softness8682
Bars listed in the order GAMMA Obsidian 16 · HEAD Radical Tour Ultra 16
Verdicts
GAMMA Obsidian 16
The softest paddle in this group and one of the lightest-swinging. Softness 86 plus a 102 swing weight is a recipe for confident dinks — provided you accept a low power ceiling.
HEAD Radical Tour Ultra 16
A conservative, durable standard-shape paddle. Spin 72 is well behind raw carbon, but forgiveness 86 and a 105 swing weight make it one of the easier paddles here to play well immediately.