THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2026 · CURRENT
Neonic FLX series: Swift FLX · Frost FLX
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.
- List price
- $165
- Launched
- Late Q1, 2026date known to the quarter
- Build
- Full foam (Gen 4)
- Shapes
- Swift elongated · Frost hybrid
photos and colorways at neonicpickleball.com ↗ its row on the 2026 calendar
Certification note. USAP: Swift FLX Apr 14, Frost FLX May 27.
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Mar 2026 LAUNCH Launch: Late Q1. neonicpickleball.com ↗
- Apr 14, 2026 APPROVAL Swift FLX passed USA Pickleball approval. pickletip.com ↗
- May 27, 2026 APPROVAL Frost FLX passed USA Pickleball approval. pickletip.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
Neonic's first full-foam paddles, on MPP foam, with very low swingweight.
- 1full-foam core (Neonic's first); reviewers describe it as MPP foam
- Colorways
- White · Lavender · Slate Blue
Construction per youtube.com ↗
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.
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift FLX 16mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5.5 in | 16 mm | 7.5-7.7 oz | 105-109 | 6 | neonicpickleball.com ↗ |
Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.
MEASURED BY THE LABS
The register does not re-measure paddles or copy a lab's numbers wholesale. Power, pop and spin belong to the people with the radar guns; go read them.
FIELD REPORTS · AFTER YOU BUY IT
Reviewers measure a paddle new. Nobody measures it at hour sixty.
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