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  "id": "paddletek-bantam-esq-c",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/paddletek-bantam-esq-c",
  "brand": "Paddletek",
  "model": "Bantam ESQ-C (12.7 / 14.3)",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-10-01",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Oct 1"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 250,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "poly",
  "buildLabel": "Polymer honeycomb",
  "thickness": "12.7 / 14.3mm",
  "shapes": "Standard",
  "pro": "Andrea Koop (design collaboration)",
  "summary": "Pickleball Effect found the 12.7 extremely light and poppy with above-average power, and the 14.3 more stable with toned-down pop; both were rare offensive options in a standard shape. It extended the TKO-C/ALW-C family that carried Paddletek through 2024 without a delisting scare. A quiet, well-regarded release.",
  "construction": "Standard-shape Bantam with PT-700 unidirectional raw carbon fiber over Paddletek's Bantam polypropylene honeycomb core, in 12.7mm and 14.3mm; designed with Andrea Koop.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "Bantam polypropylene honeycomb core (12.7 or 14.3mm)",
      "PT-700 unidirectional raw carbon fiber face"
    ],
    "face": "PT-700 unidirectional raw carbon fiber",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/what-is-the-paddletek-esq-c/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Bantam ESQ-C 12.7",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": 15.9,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 12.7,
      "weightOz": "7.6–7.9 oz",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/what-is-the-paddletek-esq-c/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bantam ESQ-C 14.3",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": 15.9,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 14.3,
      "weightOz": "7.6–7.9 oz",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/what-is-the-paddletek-esq-c/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "unknown",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "named-joola-settled",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-10-01",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Paddletek launches the Bantam ESQ-C.",
      "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/what-is-the-paddletek-esq-c/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/what-is-the-paddletek-esq-c/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "other",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballcentral.com/paddletek-bantam-esq-c-paddle-review"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "Swingweight/twistweight published as ranges; left null in variants. Edge foam not confirmed.",
  "productUrl": "https://www.paddletek.com/products/bantam-esq-c",
  "sources": [
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/what-is-the-paddletek-esq-c/",
    "https://www.paddletek.com/products/bantam-esq-c",
    "https://pickleballcentral.com/paddletek-bantam-esq-c-paddle-review"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/paddletek-bantam-esq-c.png"
}