THE PADDLE REGISTER · COMPANY FILE
Engage
Rebuilt as 'Engage 2.0': production moved overseas, an office in Ho Chi Minh City, back on the PPA as a sponsor, and the X2 as one of the better-reviewed foam paddles of the spring. Settled with JOOLA by September.
- Based
- Florida
- Ownership
- Founder and CEO Robert Elliott
- Lines
- X2 · ProFoam · Alpha Pro
- Pros
- Eric Oncins · Jessie Irvine
- Release cadence
- One flagship a year.
- Patents
- Brand settled JOOLA's patent case
2 IN THE REGISTER · NEWEST FIRST
Mar 24, 2026 · $259.99 · Full foam (Gen 4) X2 Consistent, easy to use, good feel. Matt's Pickleball called it one of the best Gen 4 paddles of the year. Engage was named in JOOLA's patent case in April and had settled by September. USA Pickleball: approved · UPA-A: approved
Q3 2025 · $229.99 at launch (PickleTip) · $169.99 list on Engage's site in 2026 · Full foam (Gen 4) ProFoam (with Alpha and Alpha Pro) Part of a three-paddle reset after Engage moved manufacturing from Florida to Asia; the CEO told The Kitchen that overseas factories were using technology that could not be matched in the US. No independent lab review was found. It mattered as the point where one of the last US-made performance brands went overseas to build foam and thermoformed paddles. USA Pickleball: approved · UPA-A: approved
EVERYTHING DATED, NEWEST FIRST
- Apr 15, 2026 X2 Pre-orders shipped in April 2026. pickleballeffect.com ↗
- Apr 14, 2026 X2 PickleTip's tracker logged the X2 Widebody 16mm on the USA Pickleball list, with UPA-A listing following on April 29. pickletip.com ↗
- Mar 24, 2026 X2 Engage opened X2 pre-orders in elongated and widebody 16mm at $259.99, with shipping expected mid-April. thekitchenpickle.com ↗
- Aug 15, 2025 ProFoam (with Alpha and Alpha Pro) Launch: Q3 · Aug-Sep, exact date unverified. engagepickleball.com ↗
the whole register · the 2026 calendar · CC0
