THE PADDLE REGISTER · COMPANY FILE

Volair

Opened the year with its first foam paddle. Named by JOOLA in April, settled by September.

Based
Austin, Texas
Ownership
Co-founders Ryan Cohen and Julian Arnold
Lines
Shift · Mach
Pros
Julian Arnold
Patents
Brand settled JOOLA's patent case

1 IN THE REGISTER · NEWEST FIRST

EVERYTHING DATED, NEWEST FIRST

  1. Jul 29, 2026 Shift PickleTip reports a permanent price cut to $104.99 with limited inventory and no planned restock; Hybrid Red/Grey already sold out. pickletip.com ↗
  2. Jan 31, 2026 Shift PickleTip logged the Shift moving from pre-release to available at $189.99. pickletip.com ↗
  3. Jan 7, 2026 Shift The Pickleball Globe published a review of the three-shape, 14mm-only Shift line ahead of general availability. pickleballglobe.com ↗
  4. Dec 17, 2025 Shift Shift Hyb 14mm (model V0005) appeared on the UPA-A certified list; other shapes were not found there. pickletip.com ↗
  5. Dec 5, 2025 Shift First Shift variants passed USA Pickleball approval (PickleTip tracker shows Shift entries from this date onward). pickletip.com ↗

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