{
  "id": "joola-pro-v",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/joola-pro-v",
  "brand": "JOOLA",
  "model": "Pro V collection (KineticFrame)",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Mar 3 · pro debut Feb 10 week"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 299.95,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "14 / 16mm",
  "shapes": "Perseus · Scorpeus · Hyperion · Kosmos (new hybrid) · Agassi · Graf",
  "pro": "Ben Johns · Anna Bright · Federico Staksrud · Tyson McGuffin",
  "summary": "Debuted on tour at PPA Cape Coral, preorders reported from Feb 24, official launch Mar 3. A refinement: more control and consistency, less free power than Pro IV. Pickleball Effect's headline asked whether JOOLA was falling behind the foam field. The Kosmos is JOOLA's first hybrid shape.",
  "construction": "Patent-pending KineticFrame flexing throat on top of the Propulsion Core (polymer honeycomb plus foam). TechFlex, peel-ply carbon face.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "patented Propulsion Core: polypropylene honeycomb with carbon and EVA foam elements ('PP Core + CF + EVA Foam')",
      "Hyperfoam Edge Wall foam-injected perimeter",
      "KineticFrame throat geometry (patent-pending) that flexes in parallel and recovers at impact"
    ],
    "face": "textured carbon fiber (raw / peel-ply texture), TechFlex construction",
    "edge": "edge guard over foam-injected Hyperfoam Edge Wall",
    "source": "https://joola.com/products/joola-perseus-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-1"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Perseus Pro V 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.1 avg",
      "sw": 117,
      "tw": 6.26,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/joola-perseus-pro-v-16mm/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Perseus Pro V 14mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9 avg",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/joola-perseus-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kosmos Pro V 16mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.3,
      "widthIn": 7.7,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.1 avg",
      "sw": 114,
      "tw": 6.53,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/joola-perseus-pro-v-review"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kosmos Pro V 14mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.3,
      "widthIn": 7.7,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9 avg",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/kosmos-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "Scorpeus Pro V 16mm",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.05 measured",
      "sw": 111.72,
      "tw": 7.03,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/joola-perseus-pro-v-review"
    },
    {
      "name": "Scorpeus Pro V 14mm",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.87 measured",
      "sw": 111.13,
      "tw": 6.76,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/joola-perseus-pro-v-review"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hyperion Pro V (14mm, 16mm)",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": null,
      "weightOz": null,
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/collections/pro-v"
    },
    {
      "name": "Agassi Pro V (14mm, 16mm)",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": null,
      "weightOz": null,
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/collections/pro-v"
    },
    {
      "name": "Graf Pro V 16mm",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": null,
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/collections/pro-v"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://joola.com/products/joola-perseus-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-1",
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": "https://joola.com/products/joola-perseus-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-1",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "own-patent",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "Eleven Pro V models hit the UPA-A list the week of Feb 10.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-03",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "JOOLA launched the Pro V collection (Perseus, Scorpeus, Hyperion, Agassi, Graf and the new hybrid Kosmos) at joola.com and retailers, $299.95 each.",
      "source": "https://joola.com/blogs/updates/joola-launches-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-collection"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-16",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "variant",
      "text": "Pickleball Studio's measured review called the Pro V a minimal upgrade over the Pro IV and flagged that Gen 3 core-crush risk remains.",
      "source": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/joola-perseus-pro-v-review"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/joola-perseus-pro-v-16mm/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Studio",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballstudio.com/reviews/joola-perseus-pro-v-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/joola-pro-v-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/joola-kosmos-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-review-2026/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/joola-pro-v-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/paddle/perseus-pro-v-16mm"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Blaze Red (Ben Johns Perseus)",
    "Breeze Blue (Simone Jardim Perseus)",
    "JOOLA Yellow (Anna Bright Scorpeus)",
    "Club Green (Collin Johns Scorpeus)",
    "Surge Green (Staksrud / McGuffin Kosmos)",
    "Bolt Blue (Hyperion)",
    "Royal Blue (Agassi)",
    "Blue/Yellow (Agassi Buckner/Fahey dual-signature)",
    "Seaside Green (Graf)"
  ],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": "12 months, registration required (Pickleball Studio reports up to 3 replacements)",
  "notes": "Pro V is a Gen 3 polymer-honeycomb build, not full foam; KineticFrame is described by JOOLA as patent-pending while Propulsion Core/TechFlex are patented. Pickleball Studio measured Perseus 16mm at 8.04 oz / SW 116 / TW 6.04, slightly below Pickleball Effect's 117 / 6.26. Kosmos is a new hybrid shape for the line.",
  "productUrl": "https://joola.com/collections/pro-v",
  "sources": [
    "https://joola.com/blogs/updates/joola-launches-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-collection",
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/joola-pro-v-review-refinement-or-falling-behind/",
    "https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/first-look-joola-is-releasing-a-hybrid-shape-pickleball-paddle-meet-kosmos/"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/joola-pro-v.png"
}