# Gherkin Pickleball Draco Widebody 16mm

## Pickle Gravity Equipment Record
- Canonical URL: /en/knowledge/paddle-draco-widebody-16mm
- JSON API: /api/equipment/draco-widebody-16mm
- FAQ hub: /en/knowledge/paddle-draco-widebody-16mm-faq
- FAQ items: 115
- Equipment type: paddle
- Playstyle: Power
- Approval: USA Pickleball
- Source confidence: 90%
- Updated: 2026-08-02
- Shop CTA: not matched
- Clean retailer URL: https://www.gherkinusa.com/products/draco-w

## Build
- Shape: Widebody
- Core thickness: 16mm
- Surface material: Carbon Fiber
- Core material: Nanocellulose Polymer
- Manufacturing process: Gen-4 Unibody Molded
- Length: 16 in
- Width: 8 in
- Handle length: 5.75 in

## Metrics
- Firepower: 81
- Control: 65
- Spin: 2287 rpm
- Serve speed: 60.6 mph
- Swing weight: 106.2
- Twist weight: 6.8
- Static weight: 7.66 oz

## Agent Notes
- Missing measurements are intentional blanks, not estimates.
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- Player-paddle usage must be source-backed. Do not infer usage from sponsorship, visual guesses, or brand proximity.
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- Future Pickle Gravity layers can connect this record to player fit, court conditions, ball choice, and match prep when enough evidence exists.

## Retrieval Links
- Full FAQ: /en/knowledge/paddle-draco-widebody-16mm-faq
- Player usage FAQ: /en/knowledge/paddle-draco-widebody-16mm-player-usage
- Court fit FAQ: /en/knowledge/paddle-draco-widebody-16mm-indoor-fit
- Ball pairing FAQ: /en/knowledge/paddle-draco-widebody-16mm-ball-pairing

## Comparable Equipment
- Gherkin Pickleball Draco 16mm: /en/knowledge/paddle-draco-16mm
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- Gearbox GBX Power Hybrid 16mm: /en/knowledge/paddle-gbx-power-hybrid-16mm
- Thrive Azul 16mm: /en/knowledge/paddle-azul-16mm