THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2026 · CURRENT
CRBN TruFoam Barrage
CRBN's third TruFoam line in fourteen months and the best one. Fixes the small sweet spot that sank the Waves. Power with forgiveness, aimed at 4.0+.
- List price
- $279.99
- Launched
- Mar 17 · presale Mar 13, 2026date known to the day
- Build
- Full foam (Gen 4)
- Thickness
- 14mm
- Shapes
- CRBN2 square and CRBN4 hybrid at launch · CRBN1 and CRBN3 later
- Pro
- Andrei Daescu
- Made in
- China
- Warranty
- 1-year paddle warranty; NFC chip used for warranty registration
photos and colorways at crbnpickleball.com ↗ its row on the 2026 calendar
Certification note. USAP approved. CRBN's own page says UPA-A provisionally approved; the tracker lists Barrage 1 through 4.
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Feb 4, 2026 APPROVAL First TruFoam Barrage models appeared on the UPA-A certified list (PickleTip tracker shows Barrage 1-4 entries from Feb 4 through Aug 7, 2026). pickletip.com ↗
- Feb 18, 2026 TEASED Pickleball Blast published a first look at Barrage 2 and 4, reporting a March 13 presale and March 17 public release with Barrage 1 and 3 to follow. thepickleballblast.com ↗
- Mar 13, 2026 PREORDER Presale opened for the Barrage 2 and Barrage 4. thepickleballblast.com ↗
- Mar 17, 2026 LAUNCH Public launch of the CRBN2 (square) and CRBN4 (hybrid) TruFoam Barrage at $279.99; new signee Andrei Daescu plays the Barrage 2. mattspickleball.substack.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
100% floating foam Void Core: EPP center with void cutouts, thin EVA ring, outer EPP layer running through the handle. T700 peel-ply raw carbon.
- 1EPP foam center with void cutouts (100% TruFoam floating core)
- 2EVA foam ring surrounding the EPP
- 3thinner outer EPP foam ring extending through the handle
- 4thermoformed carbon-fiber-reinforced perimeter frame
- Face
- Toray T700 raw carbon fiber; no fiberglass layer
- Edge
- carbon fiber reinforced edges with edge guard
- Colorways
- Rust
Construction per thepickleballblast.com ↗
Third TruFoam generation and the first with a floating core plus thermoformed carbon perimeter frame; CRBN lists it as a 'Patented Design'. CRBN's own page words the pro-tour status as 'UPA-A provisionally approved' alongside USAP PBCoR .43. The elongated CRBN1 and CRBN3 arrived after the March launch and are now listed on CRBN's site.
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRBN1 TruFoam Barrage (elongated, long handle) 14mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.35 in | 5.75 in | 14 mm | 7.9-8.0 oz | — | — | pickleheads.com ↗ |
| CRBN2 TruFoam Barrage (square) 14mm | widebody | 16 × 7.85 in | 5.5 in | 14 mm | 7.9-8.0 oz | 110.1 | 6.9 | thepickleballblast.com ↗ |
| CRBN3 TruFoam Barrage (elongated) 14mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5.5 in | 14 mm | 7.9-8.0 oz | — | — | pickleheads.com ↗ |
| CRBN4 TruFoam Barrage (hybrid, AeroCurve) 14mm | hybrid | 16.2 × 7.8 in | 5.5 in | 14 mm | 7.8-8.2 oz | 108-110 | 6.5 | crbnpickleball.com ↗ |
Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.
MEASURED BY THE LABS
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.
FIELD REPORTS · AFTER YOU BUY IT
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