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Spartus

PermaGrit is applied in the US. The P1 proved the surface; the $99 Spitfire in July put it, mixed-density foam and internal 3-and-9 weights at the floor price.

Based
Near Denver, Colorado
Ownership
Founder Josh Kim
Lines
P1 · Spitfire
Patents
No patent action known

4 IN THE REGISTER · NEWEST FIRST

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Jul 1, 2026 · $99 · Full foam (Gen 4) Spitfire John Kew led a newsletter with it: the features of a $220 paddle, internal weighting included, at $99. USA Pickleball: approved · UPA-A: not on the list
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Apr 2026 · $219.99 · Full foam (Gen 4) P1 (PermaGrit) Pickleball Studio on the grit: the first one they have seen truly hold. Power and pop are mid-pack. Sources disagree on the hybrid's first-sale date. USA Pickleball: approved · UPA-A: not confirmed here
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Sep 2024 · $199.99 · Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3) Olympus Pickleball Studio called it their favorite 14mm paddle of 2024 for pairing real pop with control, and Pickleball Effect later gave it a power-paddle award. The foam-filled-honeycomb idea was a middle path between thermoformed Gen 3 and the full-foam cores that arrived in 2025. The only knock reviewers raised was the short warranty. USA Pickleball: not confirmed here · UPA-A: not confirmed here
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Q2 2024 · $129.99 · Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3) Apollo A $130 Kevlar widebody that reviewers found unusually forgiving and spin-heavy for the price; Pickleball Effect later gave it a budget-paddle award. It established Spartus as a serious value brand months before the Olympus. Launch timing is inferred from mid-2024 review coverage. USA Pickleball: approved · UPA-A: not confirmed here

EVERYTHING DATED, NEWEST FIRST

  1. Aug 25, 2026 Spitfire USA Pickleball lists a second shape, 'Spitfire Standard'. equipment.usapickleball.org ↗
  2. Jul 27, 2026 Spitfire Pickleball Effect publishes its Spitfire review (Tier 1 grit durability, 94% Ra retention). pickleballeffect.com ↗
  3. Jul 1, 2026 Spitfire Spitfire Elongated listing published on gospartus.com at $109.99 (Shopify published_at). gospartus.com ↗
  4. Jun 29, 2026 Spitfire John Kew newsletter previews the $99 Spitfire ahead of a July release. johnkewpickleball.beehiiv.com ↗
  5. May 20, 2026 Spitfire USA Pickleball lists Spartus 'Spitfire Elongated'. equipment.usapickleball.org ↗
  6. Apr 14, 2026 P1 (PermaGrit) The P1 Standard was added to the USA Pickleball approved list. pickletip.com ↗
  7. Apr 1, 2026 P1 (PermaGrit) Pickleball Studio reviewed the P1 Hybrid at $219.99, with other shapes on pre-order; PermaGrit showed almost no roughness loss after 84 games. pickleballstudio.com ↗
  8. Sep 15, 2024 Olympus Pickleball Studio newsletter (Aug 16 2024): Olympus 'expected first week of September'; Studio review published Sep 18 2024. pickleballstudio.beehiiv.com ↗
  9. May 15, 2024 Apollo Launch: Q2 · exact date unverified. pickletip.com ↗

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