THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2024 · CURRENT

Holbrook Pro Aero T (edgeless)

Holbrook's edgeless Aero line tried to fix the edgeless format's usual weakness (small sweet spot) with corner weights inside the core; Pickleball Central called them some of the best edgeless paddles available. Pickleball Union's review of the Metallic version found spin strong but power and sweet spot short of expectations. A design-driven late-2024 release rather than a performance leader.

List price
$199.99
Launched
Q4 · 'end of 2024' per Pickleball Central, 2024date known to the quarter
Build
Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)
Thickness
14 / 16mm
Shapes
Elongated
Warranty
1 year
12316.5 in7.5 in5.5 in16 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.
UPA-ANot confirmed here PPA Tour and MLP.
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.

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

TIMELINE

  1. Nov 2024 LAUNCH Launch: Q4 · 'end of 2024' per Pickleball Central. pickleballcentral.com ↗

HOW IT IS BUILT

Edgeless unibody with a foam-injected polypropylene core ('Edgecraft'), unidirectional T700 carbon face, and 'Dynamic Weight Technology': 0.1 oz internal weights in the top corners and 0.05 oz in the bottom corners to widen the sweet spot.

  1. 1foam-injected polypropylene core (unibody Edgecraft)
  2. 2internal corner weights (0.1 oz top, 0.05 oz bottom)
  3. 3unidirectional T700 carbon fiber face
Face
Force-Tec unidirectional T700 carbon fiber
Edge
edgeless unibody

Construction per holbrookpickleball.com ↗

Brand page currently shows $169.99 sale from $199.99 regular. Metallic Aero T is a Pickleball Central exclusive at $219.99 per Pickleball Union.

VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS

VariantShapeLength × widthHandleCoreWeightSwingweightTwistweightFrom
Aero T 16mm elongated 16.5 × 7.5 in 5.5 in 16 mm 7.7–8.0 oz oz holbrookpickleball.com ↗
Aero T 14mm elongated 16.5 × 7.5 in 5.5 in 14 mm 7.7–8.0 oz oz holbrookpickleball.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 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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