{
  "id": "joola-pro-iv",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/joola-pro-iv",
  "brand": "JOOLA",
  "model": "Pro IV: Perseus · Hyperion · Magnus · Scorpeus",
  "year": 2025,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2025-03-04",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Mar 4"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 279.95,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "14 / 16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated · Hybrid · Widebody",
  "pro": "Ben Johns (Perseus), Anna Bright",
  "summary": "JOOLA's return to a fully certified flagship line. Pickleball Effect found it more maneuverable and better balanced than the Perseus 3S and recommended it to experienced players who can manage the power; The Kitchen ranked it first among the paddles it tested. It became the reference power paddle other 2025 releases were measured against.",
  "construction": "Propulsion Core polypropylene with a Hyperfoam edge wall, plus patent-pending TechFlex Power: extra foam outside the frame near the throat to shift weight and add flex. Textured carbon fiber surface.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "polypropylene Propulsion Core",
      "Hyperfoam edge wall",
      "TechFlex Power foam outside the frame at the throat"
    ],
    "face": "textured carbon fiber",
    "edge": "edge guard",
    "source": "https://joola.com/blogs/blog/dual-certified-pro-iv-and-agassi-pro-pickleball-paddles"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Perseus Pro IV 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.1",
      "sw": 118,
      "tw": 6.29,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/joola-perseus-pro-iv-review-how-it-compares-to-the-perseus-3s/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Perseus Pro IV 14mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "8.0",
      "sw": 116,
      "tw": 6.08,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/joola-perseus-pro-iv-review-how-it-compares-to-the-perseus-3s/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "own-patent",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "JOOLA's first paddles certified by both UPA-A and USAP, announced Mar 4 2025, after the 2024 Gen 3 delisting.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-03-04",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Mar 4.",
      "source": "https://joola.com/blogs/blog/dual-certified-pro-iv-and-agassi-pro-pickleball-paddles"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/joola-perseus-pro-iv-review-how-it-compares-to-the-perseus-3s/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/joola-pro-iv-series-pickleball-paddles-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/joola-perseus-pro-iv-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/joola-perseus-pro-iv-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/joola-perseus-pro-iv-review"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": null,
  "productUrl": "https://joola.com/collections/pro-iv",
  "sources": [
    "https://joola.com/blogs/blog/dual-certified-pro-iv-and-agassi-pro-pickleball-paddles",
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/joola-perseus-pro-iv-review-how-it-compares-to-the-perseus-3s/",
    "https://www.pickletip.com/joola-pro-iv-release-time/",
    "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/rpm-friction-pro-pickleball-paddle-review-specs/"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/joola-pro-iv.png"
}