THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2024 · CURRENT
JOOLA Perseus Mod TA-15 Pro Player Edition
JOOLA's workaround after the Gen 3 delisting: a still-approved 2023 mold carrying the Propulsion Core. Pickleball Studio called it 'a gen 3 with white paint'; Pickleheads gave it 5.0 stars and named it one of the best all-court paddles of 2024. It kept JOOLA's pros and top amateurs on approved gear until PBCoR caught up with it in 2025.
- List price
- $279.95
- Launched
- August, 2024date known to the month
- Build
- Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)
- Thickness
- 14 / 16mm
- Shapes
- Elongated
- Pro
- Used by several top pros in 2024 per Pickleheads; marketed as a pro-player edition
Certification note. Approved Sept 2023 (static deflection). USAP's Dec 27 2024 notice listed it among seven paddles removed from sanctioned play effective July 1 2025 under PBCoR; JOOLA ran a 'Refresh Program' Mar 15–Apr 30 2025 offering 50% off a Perseus Pro IV.
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Sep 2023 APPROVAL Mod TA-15 Perseus mold receives USAP approval under the static deflection standard. joola.com ↗
- Aug 2024 LAUNCH Pickleball Studio (Aug 16 2024): 'After all the fuss over the gen 3 delisting we finally got the new approved Joola Mod TA-15.' pickleballstudio.beehiiv.com ↗
- Dec 27, 2024 DELISTED USAP names it among seven paddles sunset from sanctioned play effective July 1 2025. usapickleball.org ↗
- Mar 15, 2025 PRICE JOOLA Refresh Program (Mar 15–Apr 30 2025): 50% off Perseus Pro IV for Mod TA-15 owners. joola.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
Gen 3 Propulsion Core technology applied to an older prototype mold that had been USAP-approved in Sept 2023 under the static deflection standard; raw carbon face with an 'additive bonding treatment'.
- 1polypropylene honeycomb core
- 2Propulsion Core foam channel (Gen 3 technology)
- 3raw carbon fiber face
- Face
- Raw carbon fiber with additive bonding treatment
Construction per pickleheads.com ↗
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perseus Mod TA-15 16mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5.5 in | 16 mm | 8 oz oz | — | — | pickleheads.com ↗ |
| Perseus Mod TA-15 14mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5.5 in | 14 mm | — | — | — | pickleheads.com ↗ |
Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.
MEASURED BY THE LABS
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