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  "id": "joola-rally-rocket",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/joola-rally-rocket",
  "brand": "JOOLA",
  "model": "Rally Rocket limited edition",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-05-26",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "May 26"
  },
  "lifecycle": "limited",
  "listPriceUsd": 329.95,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "14 / 16mm",
  "shapes": "All five Pro V shapes",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "A cosmetic drop, and the most expensive paddle on this calendar. It shows what the top of the market will bear for paint. The run is over: JOOLA's page now reads 'the truck is now closed.'",
  "construction": "Pro V construction in a summer-tour colorway. A $139.95 Double Vision version sold through authorized retailers.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "polypropylene honeycomb core",
      "Propulsion Core EVA foam (PP core + CF + EVA foam per JOOLA)",
      "Hyperfoam Edge Wall"
    ],
    "face": "textured carbon fiber (Carbon Friction Surface)",
    "edge": "Hyperfoam edge wall with edge guard; KineticFrame flexing throat (patent-pending)",
    "source": "https://joola.com/products/joola-hyperion-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Perseus Pro V Rally Rocket 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.9-8.3",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballcentral.com/joola-perseus-pro-v-rally-rocket-16mm-pickleball-paddle/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Perseus Pro V Rally Rocket 14mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/joola-perseus-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hyperion Pro V Rally Rocket 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.1",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/joola-hyperion-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hyperion Pro V Rally Rocket 14mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/joola-hyperion-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "Agassi Pro V Rally Rocket 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.1",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/joola-agassi-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "Agassi Pro V Rally Rocket 14mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/joola-agassi-pro-v-pickleball-paddle-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kosmos Pro V Rally Rocket 16mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.3,
      "widthIn": 7.7,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.1",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/kosmos-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kosmos Pro V Rally Rocket 14mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.3,
      "widthIn": 7.7,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/kosmos-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "Scorpeus Pro V Rally Rocket 16mm",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.2",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/scorpeus-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "Scorpeus Pro V Rally Rocket 14mm",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "8.0",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/products/scorpeus-pro-v-pickleball-paddle"
    },
    {
      "name": "Perseus Double Vision Rally Rocket",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": null,
      "weightOz": null,
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://joola.com/blogs/updates/the-2026-joola-pops-summer-tour-is-rolling-in-and-it-s-bringing-the-rally-rocket-paddle-with-it"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=JOOLA&filter_55=&mode=all",
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": "https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "own-patent",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "limited"
  },
  "certNote": null,
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-10-01",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "USA Pickleball lists Perseus Pro V 14mm/16mm (other Pro V shapes added 2025-11-11).",
      "source": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=JOOLA&filter_55=&mode=all"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-09",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "UPA-A lists the Pro V family (Perseus, Hyperion, Agassi, Kosmos, Scorpeus, 14mm and 16mm).",
      "source": "https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-20",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "teaser",
      "text": "JOOLA announces the JOOLA Pops summer tour and limited-edition Rally Rocket collection.",
      "source": "https://joola.com/blogs/updates/the-2026-joola-pops-summer-tour-is-rolling-in-and-it-s-bringing-the-rally-rocket-paddle-with-it"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-23",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "teaser",
      "text": "JOOLA Pops truck tour kicks off in Dallas (May 23-25).",
      "source": "https://joola.com/blogs/updates/the-2026-joola-pops-summer-tour-is-rolling-in-and-it-s-bringing-the-rally-rocket-paddle-with-it"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-26",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Rally Rocket collection launches: Pro V models at $329.95, Double Vision at $139.95.",
      "source": "https://joola.com/blogs/updates/the-2026-joola-pops-summer-tour-is-rolling-in-and-it-s-bringing-the-rally-rocket-paddle-with-it"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "delist",
      "text": "Pickleheads reports the collection is limited through July 31.",
      "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/blog/joola-pops-special-edition"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-21",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "delist",
      "text": "JOOLA's Rally Rocket page reads 'The truck is now closed'; paddles no longer available on JOOLA.com (as observed on this date).",
      "source": "https://www.joola.com/pages/r4lly-rocket"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/blog/joola-pops-special-edition"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Rally Rocket (red, white and blue drip)"
  ],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": "12 months (registration required)",
  "notes": "Cosmetic limited edition of the Pro V line (five shapes, 14mm and 16mm) at a $30 premium, with special box, cover, overgrips, stickers and clear edge tape; Double Vision versions were sold at select retailers and JOOLA.com. Certification rides on the underlying Pro V / Double Vision approvals; JOOLA's individual Rally Rocket product pages now 404. Made-in and the 16mm Perseus weight range come from Pickleball Central's listing.",
  "productUrl": "https://www.joola.com/pages/r4lly-rocket",
  "sources": [
    "https://joola.com/blogs/updates/the-2026-joola-pops-summer-tour-is-rolling-in-and-it-s-bringing-the-rally-rocket-paddle-with-it"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/joola-rally-rocket.png"
}