THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2026 · CURRENT

HEAD Boom Pro EX15

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.

List price
price n/a
Launched
Week of Jun 25, 2026date known to the day
Build
Full foam (Gen 4)
Thickness
15mm

photos and colorways at head.com ↗ its row on the 2026 calendar

12316.5 in7.4 in5.5 in15 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions. Left: the face. Right: cut away to the core. An original drawing, not a product photo.
USA PICKLEBALLApproved Sanctioned amateur play. equipment.usapickleball.org ↗
UPA-ANot on the list PPA Tour and MLP. upaa.unitedpickleball.com ↗
QUIET CATEGORYNot listed USAP's under-80 dB list for noise-restricted courts.
PATENTSNo patent action known Brand-level status, from the ITC case file and settlements.

Certification note. On the USAP list since Feb 10.

Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.

TIMELINE

  1. Feb 10, 2026 APPROVAL USA Pickleball lists HEAD 'Boom PRO EX15'. equipment.usapickleball.org ↗
  2. Jun 25, 2026 LAUNCH The Kitchen reports HEAD releasing the Boom Pro EX15 with TriFlex Power full-foam core. thekitchenpickle.com ↗
  3. Jul 21, 2026 NEW VARIANT The Kitchen publishes its full Boom Pro EX15 review ($199). thekitchenpickle.com ↗

HOW IT IS BUILT

TriFlex Power core in three layers: polypropylene foam center, EPP ring, EVA perimeter.

  1. 1PP foam core (power and pop)
  2. 2EPP foam ring (softens impact, quiets vibration)
  3. 3EVA foam outer perimeter/shell (flex, larger sweet spot)
Face
Hexagon Raw Carbon (uncoated, textured)
Colorways
Black

Construction per thekitchenpickle.com ↗

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.

VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS

VariantShapeLength × widthHandleCoreWeightSwingweightTwistweightFrom
Boom PRO EX15 elongated 16.5 × 7.4 in 5.5 in 15 mm 8.1 (230 g listed) oz — — stringersworld.com ↗

Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.

MEASURED BY THE LABS

The KitchenReview · thekitchenpickle.comThe KitchenReview · thekitchenpickle.com

The register does not re-measure paddles or copy a lab's numbers wholesale. Power, pop and spin belong to the people with the radar guns; go read them.

FIELD REPORTS · AFTER YOU BUY IT

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