{
  "id": "pickleball-apes-pulse",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/pickleball-apes-pulse",
  "brand": "Pickleball Apes",
  "model": "Pulse series (V · S · E)",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-10-15",
    "precision": "month",
    "label": "October"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 199.99,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "16.5mm",
  "shapes": "Standard (V) · Hybrid (S) · Elongated (E)",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "A control-first series in a year of power paddles; Pickleball Effect said it added a new, modern flavor to control paddles and later gave the line an all-court award. Reviewers disputed the brand's claim of more power than the Pro Line Energy, but praised the plush feel and stability from the double foam wall. Notable for its aramid-nylon face rather than raw carbon.",
  "construction": "Re-engineered 16.5mm narrow-cell polypropylene core with a carbon fiber ring grid and widened double foam walls, under a violet nylon x aramid fiber face.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "16.5mm narrow-cell polypropylene honeycomb",
      "carbon fiber ring grid",
      "widened double foam walls",
      "aramid/nylon face"
    ],
    "face": "Aramid x nylon fiber (violet)",
    "edge": "double foam wall",
    "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-apes-pulse-paddle-series-review/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Pulse V",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16.5,
      "weightOz": "8.2 oz avg",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": 7.4,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-apes-pulse-paddle-series-review/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pulse S",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.4,
      "widthIn": 7.6,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16.5,
      "weightOz": "8.2 oz avg",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": 6.3,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-apes-pulse-paddle-series-review/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pulse E",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 17,
      "widthIn": 7,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16.5,
      "weightOz": "8.2 oz avg",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": 5.9,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-apes-pulse-paddle-series-review/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "unknown",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-10-15",
      "precision": "month",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Revamped Pulse line launches; Pickleball Effect review published Oct 25 2024.",
      "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-apes-pulse-paddle-series-review/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-apes-pulse-paddle-series-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/pickleball-apes-pulse-s-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/pickleball-apes-pulse-series-review-pulse-v-s-e-paddles-power-control-and-break-in-insights"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Violet"
  ],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "Exact launch day not found on a brand page.",
  "productUrl": "https://www.pickleballapes.com/products/pulse-s-pickleball-paddle",
  "sources": [
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-apes-pulse-paddle-series-review/",
    "https://www.pickleballapes.com/products/pulse-s-pickleball-paddle",
    "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/pickleball-apes-pulse-s-review",
    "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/pickleball-apes-pulse-series-review-pulse-v-s-e-paddles-power-control-and-break-in-insights",
    "https://www.pickleballglobe.com/2024/11/10/pickleball-apes-pulse-paddle-review/"
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/pickleball-apes-pulse.png"
}