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  "id": "honolulu-j2nf",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/honolulu-j2nf",
  "brand": "Honolulu",
  "model": "Sword & Shield J2NF family (J2NF · LH · J2NFK · J2NFT · J2FC+)",
  "year": 2025,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2025-06-15",
    "precision": "month",
    "label": "June · first reviews Jun 13-28; later batches Aug 21-Sep 12"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 195,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Hybrid",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Reviewers agreed on a large sweet spot at a low swing weight: Pickleball Studio rated it 8/10 and kept it ahead of the Gearbox GX2 Power for his own game; Pickleball Effect flagged that the peel-ply grit wears faster than rivals. Speak Pickleball named it 2025 Paddle of the Year.",
  "construction": "Full EPP foam center with lighter foam notched into the perimeter like interlocking puzzle pieces, under a carbon / fiberglass / carbon face with a raw peel-ply texture. The J2FC+ keeps a Gen 3-style foam ring with a triple carbon face.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "EPP foam center",
      "lighter foam notched into the perimeter"
    ],
    "face": "carbon / fiberglass / carbon, raw peel-ply texture",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/honolulu-j2nf/"
  },
  "variants": [
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      "name": "J2NF",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.2,
      "widthIn": 7.8,
      "handleIn": 5.3,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.08",
      "sw": 111,
      "tw": 6.68,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/honolulu-all-foam-reviews",
      "note": "Brand-published swing weight '110 - 114' (midpoint used) and twist weight 7. Grip length measured incl. taper above rubber band."
    },
    {
      "name": "J2NF LH",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": 6,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.05",
      "sw": 113,
      "tw": 6.73,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/honolulu-all-foam-reviews"
    },
    {
      "name": "J2NFK",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": 5.3,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.14",
      "sw": 112,
      "tw": 6.84,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/honolulu-all-foam-reviews"
    },
    {
      "name": "J2NFT",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": 5.3,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.21",
      "sw": 113,
      "tw": 6.78,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/honolulu-all-foam-reviews"
    },
    {
      "name": "J2FC+ LH",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": 6,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.99",
      "sw": 112,
      "tw": 6.76,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/honolulu-all-foam-reviews"
    }
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  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "no",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "USAP approved. Pickleball Studio noted on Jul 23 2025 that the line was not UPA-A certified.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-06-15",
      "precision": "month",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: June · first reviews Jun 13-28; later batches Aug 21-Sep 12.",
      "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/honolulu-j2nf/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/honolulu-j2nf/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/slk-era-powers-honolulu-j2nf-series-and-volair-v-1f-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Studio",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/honolulu-all-foam-reviews"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/honolulu-j2nf-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/j2nf-paddle-review-honolulu-pickleball-s-most-complete-foam-core-yet"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": "1 year",
  "notes": null,
  "productUrl": "https://808pickle.com/products/sword-shield-j2fc-beta-pre-order-copy",
  "sources": [
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/honolulu-j2nf/",
    "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/honolulu-all-foam-reviews",
    "https://www.pickletip.com/honolulu-j2nf/",
    "https://www.pickleballglobe.com/2025/06/28/honolulu-j2nf-j2fc-j2nfk-paddle-review-full-foam-power-spin-control-breakdown/",
    "https://www.speakpickleball.com/articles/best-pickleball-paddles-2025-awards"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/honolulu-j2nf.png"
}