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  "id": "crbn-trufoam-waves",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/crbn-trufoam-waves",
  "brand": "CRBN",
  "model": "TruFoam Waves (TFW1-TFW4)",
  "year": 2025,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2025-09-25",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Sep 25"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 280,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "14mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated (two handle lengths) · Widebody · Hybrid",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Reviews were mixed. Pickleheads measured power near the Boomstik on clean contact and Matt's Pickleball recorded elite spin, but both described a narrow sweet spot; Pickleball Effect judged it a refined all-court paddle rather than the power step CRBN marketed. It showed how quickly the foam field had caught up with the brand that started it in January.",
  "construction": "14mm all-foam core cut with wave-shaped channels instead of honeycomb, with a full fiberglass sheet between T700 raw carbon face layers.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "foam core with wave-pattern channels",
      "full fiberglass sheet"
    ],
    "face": "T700 raw carbon fiber",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-can-crbn-compete-with-new-foam-rivals/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "TFW1",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.35,
      "handleIn": 5.6,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": 119,
      "tw": 5.93,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-can-crbn-compete-with-new-foam-rivals/",
      "note": "Brand-published sw '118 - 120' (midpoint), weight '7.9 oz ± 0.2' (range derived), BP 246mm."
    },
    {
      "name": "TFW2",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "8.12",
      "sw": 112,
      "tw": 7.02,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-can-crbn-compete-with-new-foam-rivals/"
    },
    {
      "name": "TFW3",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": 5.3,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "8.18",
      "sw": 119,
      "tw": 6.61,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-can-crbn-compete-with-new-foam-rivals/"
    },
    {
      "name": "TFW4",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.2,
      "widthIn": 7.8,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "8.0",
      "sw": 112,
      "tw": 6.68,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-can-crbn-compete-with-new-foam-rivals/",
      "note": "sw '111-113' midpoint."
    },
    {
      "name": "CRBN2 TruFoam Waves (Square)",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 7.85,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.2",
      "sw": 113,
      "tw": 6.96,
      "specSource": "https://crbnpickleball.com/products/crbn-trufoam-waves-tfw2",
      "note": "sw '112 - 114' midpoint."
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "unknown",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "own-patent",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-09-25",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Sep 25.",
      "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-can-crbn-compete-with-new-foam-rivals/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-can-crbn-compete-with-new-foam-rivals/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/crbn-trufoam-waves-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-elite-spin-less-forgiveness"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/paddle-database/2-trufoam-waves"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Blast",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.thepickleballblast.com/blog/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-worth-the-upgrade"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": null,
  "productUrl": "https://crbnpickleball.com/",
  "sources": [
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-can-crbn-compete-with-new-foam-rivals/",
    "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/crbn-trufoam-waves-review",
    "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/crbn-trufoam-waves-review-elite-spin-less-forgiveness"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/crbn-trufoam-waves.png"
}