THE PADDLE REGISTER · COMPANY FILE

RPM

The spin specialist, and with Franklin one of the two respondents still fighting JOOLA.

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Friction Pro V2 · Q2 · Jade
Patents
Brand is contesting JOOLA's patent case

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Oct 2026 · $269.99 · Full foam (Gen 4) Jade Still preorder only. RPM says shipping starts the first week of October. Not yet on either approval list; UPA-A reported as pending. USA Pickleball: pending · UPA-A: pending
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Feb 3, 2026 · $249.99 · Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3) Friction Pro V2 Pickleheads: the spinniest paddle they have tested. RPM is one of the two brands still fighting JOOLA's patent case. USA Pickleball: approved · UPA-A: some variants
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Sep 29, 2025 · $249.99 · Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3) Friction Pro The first paddle from pro James Ignatowich's brand. The Kitchen ranked it second overall behind the JOOLA Pro IV for combining touch with top-tier power, and Pickleheads called it the spinniest paddle its reviewer had used. It was a Dink Paddle of the Year nominee and the clearest 2025 case of a player-founded brand landing at the top tier on its first release. USA Pickleball: approved · UPA-A: not confirmed here

EVERYTHING DATED, NEWEST FIRST

  1. Oct 1, 2026 Jade RPM product pages: pre-orders start shipping the first week of October 2026. rpmpb.com ↗
  2. Sep 15, 2026 Jade Pickleball.com reports 10,000+ preorders, UPA-A approval still pending, and a flat-top hybrid planned for November or December. pickleball.com ↗
  3. Aug 28, 2026 Jade Jade listings published on rpmpb.com at $269.99 as pre-orders (Shopify published_at). rpmpb.com ↗
  4. Apr 2, 2026 Friction Pro V2 The Kitchen reviewed the released V2 in 16mm (Ignatowich) and 14mm (Ryan Fu) signatures at $249.99. thekitchenpickle.com ↗
  5. Apr 1, 2026 Friction Pro V2 Friction Pro V2 widebody 14mm appeared on the UPA-A certified list; the elongated models were not found there. pickletip.com ↗
  6. Mar 15, 2026 Friction Pro V2 The V1-owner half-price V2 request window closed. pickletip.com ↗
  7. Feb 3, 2026 Friction Pro V2 V2 pre-orders opened at $250 alongside a 50%-off V2 offer for V1 owners (no return required), with the request window closing March 15. pickletip.com ↗
  8. Dec 18, 2025 Friction Pro V2 Friction Pro V2 passed USA Pickleball approval. pickletip.com ↗
  9. Sep 29, 2025 Friction Pro Launch: Week of Sep 29. thekitchenpickle.com ↗

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