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 | Ronbus R1 Pulsar |
|---|---|---|
| IQ score | 79.8/100 | 83.5/100 |
| MSRP | $160 | $120 |
| Best tracked price | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| Weight | 7.8 oz | 7.9 oz |
| Swing weightlower = faster hands | 105 | 104 |
| Twist weighthigher = more forgiving | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Core | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Shape | standard | elongated |
| Surface | Textured fiberglass composite | Raw Toray T700 carbon |
| Handle | 5 in | 5.5 in |
| Released | 2026 | 2025 |
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.
Ronbus R1 Pulsar
No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $120.
Paddle DNA™
- Power7478
- Control8492
- Spin7288
- Forgiveness8684
- Sweet spot8684
- Stability8080
- Maneuverability8284
- Pop7070
- Touch8290
- Consistency8486
- Swing weight6662
- Twist weight7474
- Launch angle4846
- Plow through7072
- Softness8284
Bars listed in the order HEAD Radical Tour Ultra 16 · Ronbus R1 Pulsar
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.
Ronbus R1 Pulsar
The value benchmark for an elongated control paddle. It gives up thermoformed power, but the swing weight is low enough that fast hands stay fast into the third game.