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  "id": "enhance-turbo",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/enhance-turbo",
  "brand": "Enhance",
  "model": "Turbo (EPP and MPP)",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Mar 1"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 119.99,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated · Widebody · Hybrid",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "One of the most talked-about budget launches of the year: $99.99 with a code. The EPP is the approachable one; the MPP feels crisper once you adjust.",
  "construction": "Full floating foam. EPP center with an EVA ring, or an MPP version. Carbon / fiberglass / carbon face over raw T700.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "floating foam center: EPP foam (EPP Turbo) or softer MPP foam (MPP Turbo)",
      "EVA foam ring around the center",
      "expanding edge foam around the full perimeter with internal perimeter weighting",
      "polypropylene honeycomb insert in the handle"
    ],
    "face": "CFC layup (carbon fiber, fiberglass, carbon fiber) with raw T700 carbon fiber grit; thermoformed",
    "edge": "expanding edge foam perimeter",
    "source": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/enhance-turbo-paddle-review/enhance-turbo-paddle-review-high-power-budget-paddle"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "EPP Turbo Elongated 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.7,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.0",
      "sw": 117.23,
      "tw": 6.27,
      "specSource": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/enhance-turbo-paddle-review/enhance-turbo-paddle-review-high-power-budget-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "EPP Turbo Hybrid LH 16mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.25,
      "widthIn": 7.75,
      "handleIn": 5.9,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.0",
      "sw": 112.02,
      "tw": 6.71,
      "specSource": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/enhance-turbo-paddle-review/enhance-turbo-paddle-review-high-power-budget-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "EPP Turbo Widebody 16mm",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.3,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.0",
      "sw": 110.04,
      "tw": 7.18,
      "specSource": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/enhance-turbo-paddle-review/enhance-turbo-paddle-review-high-power-budget-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "MPP Turbo Elongated 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.7,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.0",
      "sw": 118.07,
      "tw": 6.29,
      "specSource": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/enhance-turbo-paddle-review/enhance-turbo-paddle-review-high-power-budget-paddle"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/enhance-turbo-paddle-review/enhance-turbo-paddle-review-high-power-budget-paddle",
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": null,
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Enhance launched the Turbo line (EPP in three shapes, MPP elongated) at $119.99.",
      "source": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/enhance-pickleball-turbo-paddles-budget-price/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "PickleTip's approval tracker logged an MPP Turbo Widebody on the USA Pickleball list.",
      "source": "https://www.pickletip.com/new-pickleball-paddle-approvals/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "John Kew",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/enhance-turbo-paddle-review/enhance-turbo-paddle-review-high-power-budget-paddle"
    },
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/enhance-pickleball-turbo-paddles-budget-price/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/enhance-mpp-turbo-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/paddle/turbo-mpp-elongated-16mm"
    },
    {
      "lab": "The Pickleball Globe",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballglobe.com/2026/03/01/enhanced-turbo-pickleball-paddle-review-ep-vs-mpp-core-comparison-elongated-widebody-hybrid/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": "1 year",
  "notes": "Dimensions are Enhance's published figures; SW/TW are John Kew's measurements. The MPP Turbo launched elongated-only; an MPP Turbo Widebody appeared on the USAP list in mid-April 2026. MPP product page: https://enhancepickleball.com/products/mpp-turbo.",
  "productUrl": "https://enhancepickleball.com/products/epp-turbo",
  "sources": [
    "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/enhance-pickleball-turbo-paddles-budget-price/",
    "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/enhance-mpp-turbo-review"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/enhance-turbo.png"
}