{
  "id": "head-boom-pro-ex15",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/head-boom-pro-ex15",
  "brand": "HEAD",
  "model": "Boom Pro EX15",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-06-25",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Week of Jun 25"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": null,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "15mm",
  "shapes": "",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "HEAD's full-foam answer, arriving as the company stands up a US pickleball team in Phoenix. No independent review found yet. Price not published in launch coverage.",
  "construction": "TriFlex Power core in three layers: polypropylene foam center, EPP ring, EVA perimeter.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "PP foam core (power and pop)",
      "EPP foam ring (softens impact, quiets vibration)",
      "EVA foam outer perimeter/shell (flex, larger sweet spot)"
    ],
    "face": "Hexagon Raw Carbon (uncoated, textured)",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/head-boom-pro-ex15-pickleball-paddle-release/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Boom PRO EX15",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.4,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 15,
      "weightOz": "8.1 (230 g listed)",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://www.stringersworld.com/product/head-boom-pro-ex15-pickleball-paddle-2026/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=HEAD&filter_55=Boom&mode=all",
    "upaa": "no",
    "upaaSource": "https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "On the USAP list since Feb 10.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-02-10",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "USA Pickleball lists HEAD 'Boom PRO EX15'.",
      "source": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=HEAD&filter_55=Boom&mode=all"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-25",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "The Kitchen reports HEAD releasing the Boom Pro EX15 with TriFlex Power full-foam core.",
      "source": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/head-boom-pro-ex15-pickleball-paddle-release/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-21",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "variant",
      "text": "The Kitchen publishes its full Boom Pro EX15 review ($199).",
      "source": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/head-boom-pro-ex15-pickleball-paddle-review/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/head-boom-pro-ex15-pickleball-paddle-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/head-boom-pro-ex15-pickleball-paddle-release/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Black"
  ],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "US price $199.95 (Tennis Express listing published 2026-06-25). Dimensions and the 230 g weight come from a UK retailer spec sheet (head.com rate-limited the fetch); no HEAD entries on the official UPA-A list as of 2026-09-21.",
  "productUrl": "https://www.head.com/en_US/shop-pickleball/paddle/boom",
  "sources": [
    "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/head-boom-pro-ex15-pickleball-paddle-release/"
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/head-boom-pro-ex15.png"
}