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  "id": "chorus-shapeshifter-ex-hx-sx",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/chorus-shapeshifter-ex-hx-sx",
  "brand": "Chorus",
  "model": "Shapeshifter EX · HX · SX",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-12-14",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Dec 14"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 174.99,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated (EX) · Hybrid (HX) · Widebody (SX)",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Chorus expanded its 18K-faced Shapeshifter into three shapes, cut the price from $189.99 to $174.99, and trimmed swingweight while keeping stability. Pickleball Effect endorsed the EX and HX as aggressive control paddles with very high spin, and found the SX lost in a crowded widebody-control field. It closed 2024 as a value alternative to $250+ flagships.",
  "construction": "16mm honeycomb core with denser perimeter foam, under a carbon fiber and fiberglass layup topped with 18K 'cubic' carbon; a fiberglass 'activation layer' adds power on full swings.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "16mm honeycomb core",
      "denser perimeter foam",
      "carbon fiber / fiberglass layup with fiberglass activation layer",
      "18K cubic carbon fiber top layer"
    ],
    "face": "18K cubic carbon fiber over carbon/fiberglass layup",
    "edge": "denser edge foam",
    "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/chorus-shapeshifter-series-review-includes-ex-hx-sx-models/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Shapeshifter EX",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.9 oz",
      "sw": 115,
      "tw": 6.2,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/chorus-shapeshifter-series-review-includes-ex-hx-sx-models/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Shapeshifter HX",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.2,
      "widthIn": 7.75,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.9 oz",
      "sw": 114,
      "tw": 6.2,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/chorus-shapeshifter-series-review-includes-ex-hx-sx-models/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Shapeshifter SX",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 15.8,
      "widthIn": 8.2,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.9 oz",
      "sw": 107,
      "tw": 6.7,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/chorus-shapeshifter-series-review-includes-ex-hx-sx-models/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "unknown",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-12-14",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Chorus introduces the Shapeshifter EX/HX/SX series.",
      "source": "https://choruspickleball.com/collections/shapeshifter"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-12-14",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "price",
      "text": "Price cut from the original Shapeshifter's $189.99 to $174.99.",
      "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/chorus-shapeshifter-series-review-includes-ex-hx-sx-models/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/chorus-shapeshifter-series-review-includes-ex-hx-sx-models/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "The original hybrid Shapeshifter predates this drop; its launch date was not verified.",
  "productUrl": "https://choruspickleball.com/collections/shapeshifter",
  "sources": [
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/chorus-shapeshifter-series-review-includes-ex-hx-sx-models/",
    "https://choruspickleball.com/collections/shapeshifter",
    "https://choruspickleball.com/products/shapeshifter-all-court-paddle-ex",
    "https://choruspickleball.com/products/shapeshifter-all-court-paddle-hx",
    "https://choruspickleball.com/products/shapeshifter-all-court-paddle-sx"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/chorus-shapeshifter-ex-hx-sx.png"
}