{
  "id": "paddletek-reserve-honeyfoam",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/paddletek-reserve-honeyfoam",
  "brand": "Paddletek",
  "model": "Reserve Honeyfoam No.001",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-01-27",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Jan 27"
  },
  "lifecycle": "limited",
  "listPriceUsd": 249.99,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "14 / 16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "A limited run sold only direct and at PickleballCentral. Four months later the JOOLA settlement put a sunset on it: phased out through fall 2026.",
  "construction": "Paddletek's first foam paddle. Three-foam core: low-density EPP, EVA wrap, perimeter foam ring. T700 unidirectional raw carbon, Shock Arrestor edge guard.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "low-density EPP foam floating core, extending into the throat and handle",
      "EVA foam wrap that stops at the 4 and 8 o'clock positions (not a full ring)"
    ],
    "face": "PT-700 unidirectional raw carbon fiber",
    "edge": "Shock Arrestor edge guard",
    "source": "https://pickleballcentral.com/paddletek-honeyfoam-reserve-16mm-pickleball-paddle/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Reserve Honeyfoam No.001 14mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.75,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.2",
      "sw": 115,
      "tw": 5.9,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballcentral.com/paddletek-honeyfoam-reserve-14mm-pickleball-paddle/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Reserve Honeyfoam No.001 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.75,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.2",
      "sw": 115,
      "tw": 6,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballcentral.com/paddletek-honeyfoam-reserve-16mm-pickleball-paddle/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://pickleballcentral.com/paddletek-honeyfoam-reserve-16mm-pickleball-paddle/",
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": "https://pickleballcentral.com/paddletek-honeyfoam-reserve-16mm-pickleball-paddle/",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "named-joola-settled",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "limited"
  },
  "certNote": "Approvals confirmed for the 16mm via retailer listing.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-27",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Reserve Honeyfoam No.001 released in 14mm and 16mm at $249.99, sold only through Paddletek and Pickleball Central as a limited small-batch run.",
      "source": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/paddletek-reserve-honeyfoam-pickleball-paddle-review/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/paddletek-reserve-honeyfoam-pickleball-paddle-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/paddletek-reserve-honeyfoam-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "MyPickleBlog",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://mypicklelist.com/blog/paddletek-reserve-honeyfoam-review"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Black"
  ],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "First paddle in Paddletek's 'Reserve' small-batch program and the brand's first full-foam build; Paddletek says the run will not return once sold out and offers no weight customization. Pickleball Central also lists it as PBCOR approved.",
  "productUrl": "https://www.paddletek.com/products/reserve-001",
  "sources": [
    "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/paddletek-reserve-honeyfoam-pickleball-paddle-review/"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/paddletek-reserve-honeyfoam.png"
}