THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2024 · CURRENT

Bread & Butter The Invader

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.

List price
$189
Launched
Nov 29 (Black Friday), 2024date known to the day
Build
Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)
Thickness
16mm
Shapes
Hybrid
Warranty
6 months against manufacturer defects; 30-day return (US orders from brand site)

photos and colorways at bnbpickleball.com ↗

12316.2 in7.6 in5.3 in16 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions. Left: the face. Right: cut away to the core. An original drawing, not a product photo.
USA PICKLEBALLApproved Sanctioned amateur play.
UPA-ANot confirmed here PPA Tour and MLP.
QUIET CATEGORYNot listed USAP's under-80 dB list for noise-restricted courts.
PATENTSNo patent action known Brand-level status, from the ITC case file and settlements.

Certification note. Added to USAP's approved paddle list Nov 26 2024, three days before release.

Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.

TIMELINE

  1. Nov 26, 2024 APPROVAL Invader added to USA Pickleball's approved paddle list. pickleheads.com ↗
  2. Nov 29, 2024 LAUNCH Official release on Black Friday at $189. pickleheads.com ↗

HOW IT IS BUILT

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.

  1. 116mm high-density polypropylene core
  2. 2fiberglass layer
  3. 3T700 carbon fiber x electroplated polyester weave face
Face
T700 carbon fiber with electroplated polyester weave over fiberglass
Edge
thermoformed

Construction per pickleheads.com ↗

Pickleheads lists swingweight as a range (116–118); sw left null.

VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS

VariantShapeLength × widthHandleCoreWeightSwingweightTwistweightFrom
Invader 16mm hybrid 16.2 × 7.6 in 5.3 in 16 mm 8.0–8.2 oz oz — — pickleheads.com ↗

Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.

MEASURED BY THE LABS

PickleheadsReview · pickleheads.comMatt's PickleballReview · mattspickleball.substack.com

The register does not re-measure paddles or copy a lab's numbers wholesale. Power, pop and spin belong to the people with the radar guns; go read them.

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