{
  "id": "bread-butter-invader",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/bread-butter-invader",
  "brand": "Bread & Butter",
  "model": "The Invader",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-11-29",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Nov 29 (Black Friday)"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 189,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Hybrid",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "A fiberglass-layered thermoformed hybrid that Pickleheads rated 4.0 for elite spin with good power and pop, aimed at aggressive kitchen players. Its metallic-weave look made it one of the most photographed paddles of the holiday season. Significant mostly as a mainstream brand shipping a poppy paddle with a fresh USAP approval right as PBCoR took effect.",
  "construction": "Thermoformed 16mm high-density polypropylene core under a T700 carbon fiber face woven with an electroplated polyester ('titanium') weave and a fiberglass layer for added pop.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "16mm high-density polypropylene core",
      "fiberglass layer",
      "T700 carbon fiber x electroplated polyester weave face"
    ],
    "face": "T700 carbon fiber with electroplated polyester weave over fiberglass",
    "edge": "thermoformed",
    "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/bread-and-butter-invader-review"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Invader 16mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.2,
      "widthIn": 7.6,
      "handleIn": 5.3,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.0–8.2 oz",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/bread-and-butter-invader-review"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "Added to USAP's approved paddle list Nov 26 2024, three days before release.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-11-26",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "Invader added to USA Pickleball's approved paddle list.",
      "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/bread-and-butter-invader-review"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-11-29",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Official release on Black Friday at $189.",
      "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/bread-and-butter-invader-review"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/bread-and-butter-invader-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://mattspickleball.substack.com/p/bread-butter-invader-the-new-11six24-power-series-and-chorus-x-series-paddle-reviews"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": "6 months against manufacturer defects; 30-day return (US orders from brand site)",
  "notes": "Pickleheads lists swingweight as a range (116–118); sw left null.",
  "productUrl": "https://www.bnbpickleball.com/products/the-invader-16mm-pickleball-paddle",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/bread-and-butter-invader-review",
    "https://www.bnbpickleball.com/products/the-invader-16mm-pickleball-paddle",
    "https://www.bnbpickleball.com/pages/usa-pickleball-approved",
    "https://www.pickleballglobe.com/2024/12/23/bread-and-butter-invader-pickleball-paddle-review/",
    "https://mattspickleball.substack.com/p/bread-butter-invader-the-new-11six24-power-series-and-chorus-x-series-paddle-reviews"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/bread-butter-invader.png"
}