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 | HEAD Radical Tour Ultra 16 | Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro |
|---|---|---|
| IQ score | 79.8/100 | 79.8/100 |
| MSRP | $160 | $150 |
| Best tracked price | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| Weight | 7.8 oz | 7.9 oz |
| Swing weightlower = faster hands | 105 | 100 |
| Twist weighthigher = more forgiving | 6.4 | 6 |
| Core | 16 mm | 14.3 mm |
| Shape | standard | standard |
| Surface | Textured fiberglass composite | Textured graphite |
| Handle | 5 in | 5.25 in |
| Released | 2026 | 2024 |
Price & availability
Sourced from stored retailer offers and their recorded price history. Paddles with no tracked offer show MSRP only.
HEAD Radical Tour Ultra 16
No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $160.
Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro
No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $150.
Paddle DNA™
- Power7470
- Control8493
- Spin7274
- Forgiveness8682
- Sweet spot8680
- Stability8076
- Maneuverability8288
- Pop7064
- Touch8292
- Consistency8488
- Swing weight6658
- Twist weight7462
- Launch angle4842
- Plow through7066
- Softness8290
Bars listed in the order HEAD Radical Tour Ultra 16 · Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro
Verdicts
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.
Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro
The paddle a generation of control players learned on, and still one of the quietest, most predictable graphite faces made. It will not out-hit a thermoformed paddle, but it will not surprise you either.