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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.

JOOLA Perseus Pro V 16

JOOLA

Perseus Pro V 16

89$300
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Selkirk Labs Project Boomstik Widebody 16

Selkirk

Labs Project Boomstik Widebody 16

84$333
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Specs & weight

Specification comparison for JOOLA Perseus Pro V 16, Selkirk Labs Project Boomstik Widebody 16
SpecJOOLA Perseus Pro V 16Selkirk Labs Project Boomstik Widebody 16
IQ score89.1/10084.1/100
MSRP$300$333
Best tracked priceNot trackedNot tracked
Weight8.3 oz8.2 oz
Swing weightlower = faster hands11898
Twist weighthigher = more forgiving6.76.5
Core16 mm16 mm
Shapehybridstandard
SurfaceRaw Toray T700 carbonMultistrata T700 Carbon
Handle5.5 in5.6 in
Released20262026

Price & availability

Sourced from stored retailer offers and their recorded price history. Paddles with no tracked offer show MSRP only.

JOOLA Perseus Pro V 16

No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $300.

Selkirk Labs Project Boomstik Widebody 16

No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $333.

Paddle DNA™

  • Power
    88
    71
  • Control
    96
    94
  • Spin
    92
    90
  • Forgiveness
    86
    82
  • Sweet spot
    88
    81
  • Stability
    90
    84
  • Maneuverability
    73
    97
  • Pop
    80
    70
  • Touch
    94
    92
  • Consistency
    93
    87
  • Swing weight
    74
    47
  • Twist weight
    88
    77
  • Launch angle
    51
    46
  • Plow through
    86
    59
  • Softness
    80
    90

Bars listed in the order JOOLA Perseus Pro V 16 · Selkirk Labs Project Boomstik Widebody 16

Verdicts

JOOLA Perseus Pro V 16

The 2026 control flagship. The KineticFrame build stiffens the perimeter without adding face pop, so resets land shorter and drives stay predictable — at the highest price in the database.

Selkirk Labs Project Boomstik Widebody 16

The widebody Boomstik keeps BoomCore's power but spreads it across a 15.95 x 8.0 in face, which is the most forgiving version of Selkirk's flagship platform.

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