THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2026 · CURRENT
Holbrook Fuze
Pickleheads' number one overall and the only paddle they score a 10 for both power and control. Pickleball Blast questions the value against cheaper foam. Limited editions run $250.
- List price
- $230
- Launched
- Feb 12, 2026date known to the day
- Build
- Full foam (Gen 4)
- Thickness
- 14 / 16mm
- Shapes
- Widebody · Hybrid · Elongated
- Made in
- China
- Warranty
- 30-day free returns and 1-year warranty
photos and colorways at holbrookpickleball.com ↗ its row on the 2026 calendar
Certification note. USAP passed Dec 11, 2025. UPA-A lists the elongated only.
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Dec 11, 2025 APPROVAL Fuze 16mm variants passed USA Pickleball approval. pickletip.com ↗
- Dec 17, 2025 APPROVAL Fuze Elongated 16mm and 14mm (H.22.02 / H.22.03) appeared on the UPA-A certified list; hybrid and widebody were not found there. pickletip.com ↗
- Feb 12, 2026 LAUNCH Holbrook launched the Fuze dual-density full-foam line at $229.99. pickleheads.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
Dual-density foam core: low density through the lower and middle face, high density at the top. Carbon-aramid-carbon face.
- 1lower-density foam through the center and bottom of the face
- 2higher-density foam in the upper portion and sides
- 3EVA perimeter wrap with corner voids to reduce swingweight
- Face
- carbon-aramid-carbon (CAC) layup, textured peel-ply
- Edge
- edge guard over unibody carbon construction
- Colorways
- White · Blue
Construction per thepickleballblast.com ↗
Holbrook describes the Dual Density Foam Core as patent-pending. Holbrook's page offers 14mm and 16mm across shapes; launch-day reviewers saw 14mm Elongated plus 16mm Elongated, Hybrid and Widebody ('Standard'). Positioned as the foam successor to the Arma.
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuze Elongated 14mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5.5 in | 14 mm | 7.8-8.0 oz | 114-115 | 5.9 | pickleballcentral.com ↗ |
| Fuze Elongated 16mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5.5 in | 16 mm | 7.8-8.0 oz | 117.9 | 6.3 | thepickleballblast.com ↗ |
| Fuze Hybrid 16mm | hybrid | 16.25 × 7.75 in | 5.5 in | 16 mm | 7.8-8.0 oz | 113-114 | 6.5 | pickleballcentral.com ↗ |
| Fuze Widebody 16mm | widebody | 16 × 8 in | 5.5 in | 16 mm | 7.8-8.0 oz | 113-114 | 7 | pickleballcentral.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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