{
  "id": "gearbox-gbx-power",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/gearbox-gbx-power",
  "brand": "Gearbox",
  "model": "GBX Power",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Mar 16 preorder"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 179.99,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "poly",
  "buildLabel": "Polymer honeycomb",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated · Hybrid",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Raw power for less money. Stiff, with limited touch and spin. For 4.0+ players who swing big.",
  "construction": "Carbon face over a honeycomb core with a Gen 3 feel. Matt's Pickleball: cold-bond Gen 3 at $180.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "Gen-3 suspended PPE (polypropylene) honeycomb core",
      "one-piece molded unibody frame, handle and face plies (ColdForm cold-bond process)"
    ],
    "face": "raw unidirectional carbon fiber",
    "edge": "low-profile edge guard",
    "source": "https://gearboxsports.com/products/gbx-power-hybrid"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "GBX Power Elongated 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.375,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.2",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://gearboxsports.com/products/gbx-power-elongated"
    },
    {
      "name": "GBX Power Hybrid 16mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.2,
      "widthIn": 7.8,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.2",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://gearboxsports.com/products/gbx-power-hybrid"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Gearbox&filter_55=&mode=all",
    "upaa": "no",
    "upaaSource": "https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "USAP listed the Elongated Oct 15, 2025 and the Hybrid Dec 5. Not on the UPA-A list.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-10-15",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "USA Pickleball lists 'GBX Power Elongated 16mm'.",
      "source": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Gearbox&filter_55=&mode=all"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-12-05",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "USA Pickleball lists 'GBX Hybrid 16mm' (name as shown on the list).",
      "source": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Gearbox&filter_55=&mode=all"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-14",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "preorder",
      "text": "GBX Power Elongated and Hybrid listings published on gearboxsports.com (Shopify published_at).",
      "source": "https://gearboxsports.com/products/gbx-power-elongated.json"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-16",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "preorder",
      "text": "Gearbox Facebook post: GBX Power Series pre-order begins March 16.",
      "source": "https://www.facebook.com/GearboxPickleball/posts/introducing-the-gbx-power-series-our-first-gen-3-paddlepre-order-begins-march-16/1617830497013938/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-25",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "variant",
      "text": "Pickleheads publishes its GBX Power review ($180 MSRP).",
      "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/gearbox-gbx-power-review"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/gearbox-gbx-power-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "John Kew",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/gearbox-gbx-power-review-gen-3-done-right"
    },
    {
      "lab": "John Kew",
      "kind": "video",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pChaoJI4hU4"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/gearbox-gbx-power-review-cold-bond-gen-3-at-180"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Blue-Green"
  ],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": "6 months, plus 6 more with registration",
  "notes": "Gearbox's first Gen-3 (thermoformed-style) honeycomb paddle, built with a cold-bond process aimed at core crush; grip is 4 in. Not on the official UPA-A list as of 2026-09-21 (only GX2 Power models are). Weight range 7.8-8.2 oz comes from Pickleball Central; Gearbox lists 8.0 oz.",
  "productUrl": "https://gearboxsports.com/collections/gbx-power",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/gearbox-gbx-power-review"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/gearbox-gbx-power.png"
}