{
  "id": "neonic-flx",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/neonic-flx",
  "brand": "Neonic",
  "model": "FLX series: Swift FLX · Frost FLX",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-03-25",
    "precision": "quarter",
    "label": "Late Q1"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 165,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "",
  "shapes": "Swift elongated · Frost hybrid",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Matt's Pickleball titled the review 'this is how MPP should feel.' Launch dates are loose; the Frost surfaced as an approval-list entry in Q2.",
  "construction": "Neonic's first full-foam paddles, on MPP foam, with very low swingweight.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "full-foam core (Neonic's first); reviewers describe it as MPP foam"
    ],
    "face": "",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABLxLCzG6Y"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Swift FLX 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.5-7.7",
      "sw": "105-109",
      "tw": 6,
      "specSource": "https://neonicpickleball.com/products/neonic-pickleball-swift-flx"
    },
    {
      "name": "Frost FLX",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": null,
      "weightOz": null,
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": null
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://www.pickletip.com/usap-approved-pickleball-paddles/",
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "USAP: Swift FLX Apr 14, Frost FLX May 27.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-25",
      "precision": "quarter",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Late Q1.",
      "source": "https://neonicpickleball.com/products/neonic-pickleball-swift-flx"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "Swift FLX passed USA Pickleball approval.",
      "source": "https://www.pickletip.com/usap-approved-pickleball-paddles/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "Frost FLX passed USA Pickleball approval.",
      "source": "https://www.pickletip.com/usap-approved-pickleball-paddles/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/paddle/neonic-swift-flx-16mm"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "video",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABLxLCzG6Y"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "White",
    "Lavender",
    "Slate Blue"
  ],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "Ultralight by design (7.5-7.7 oz, SW 105-109) and meant to be weighted up. As of 2026-09-21 only the Swift FLX ($165) appears in Neonic's paddle collection; the Frost FLX is not listed there and the FLX 'Alpha Release' sign-up page returns 404. Neither FLX model was found on PickleTip's UPA-A tracker. Neonic's FLX alpha-release page described the series as coming in elongated (Swift) and hybrid (Frost) shapes; Frost FLX dimensions were not published in the sources checked.",
  "productUrl": "https://neonicpickleball.com/products/neonic-pickleball-swift-flx",
  "sources": [
    "https://neonicpickleball.com/products/neonic-pickleball-swift-flx"
  ],
  "confidence": "low",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/neonic-flx.png"
}