{
  "id": "franklin-c45",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/franklin-c45",
  "brand": "Franklin",
  "model": "C45° (Hybrid, then Dynasty and Tempo)",
  "year": 2025,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2025-02-15",
    "precision": "quarter",
    "label": "Q1 · exact date unverified; five-model series Jun 12"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 229.99,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "14mm at launch · 14 / 16mm Dynasty and Tempo from June",
  "shapes": "Hybrid · Elongated (Dynasty) · Traditional (Tempo)",
  "pro": "JW Johnson, Jorja Johnson, Parris Todd, Hayden Patriquin, Will Howells, Megan Fudge",
  "summary": "A very light propulsion-style paddle that reviewers treated as a platform for weighting: Pickleball Effect said it ranges from all-court to power depending on tape and advised against it for players who want a stock setup. The Kitchen liked the pop at the kitchen line and found resets harder. Franklin expanded it to five models on June 12 and it was nominated for The Dink's 2025 Paddle of the Year.",
  "construction": "Double-thermoformed polypropylene honeycomb with dual foam perimeter channels and a three-sheet Toray T700 carbon face laid at 45 degrees.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "polypropylene honeycomb (PowerFlex)",
      "dual foam perimeter channels"
    ],
    "face": "three sheets of Toray T700 carbon at 45 degrees",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/franklin-c45-pickleball-paddle-review/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "C45 Hybrid 14mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.3,
      "widthIn": 7.6,
      "handleIn": 5.7,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.7",
      "sw": 107,
      "tw": 5.65,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/franklin-c45-review-weight-set-up-analysis/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "named-joola-holdout",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-02-15",
      "precision": "quarter",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Q1 · exact date unverified; five-model series Jun 12.",
      "source": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/franklin-c45-pickleball-paddle-review/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/franklin-c45-review-weight-set-up-analysis/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/franklin-c45-pickleball-paddle-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Studio",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/franklin-c45-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "John Kew",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/franklin-c45"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/franklin-parris-todd-c45-review"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": null,
  "productUrl": "https://franklinsports.com/c45-carbon-fiber-paddle-series",
  "sources": [
    "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/franklin-c45-pickleball-paddle-review/",
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/franklin-c45-review-weight-set-up-analysis/",
    "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/franklin-sports-c45-paddle-series-140100119.html",
    "https://pickleballcentral.com/blog/franklin-sports-unveils-the-carbon-45-paddle/",
    "https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/the-120-life-dink-awards-2025-winners-paddle-of-the-year/"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/franklin-c45.png"
}