THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2024 · CURRENT

Pickleball Apes Pulse series (V · S · E)

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.

List price
$199.99
Launched
October, 2024date known to the month
Build
Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)
Thickness
16.5mm
Shapes
Standard (V) · Hybrid (S) · Elongated (E)

photos and colorways at pickleballapes.com ↗

123416 in8 in5.25 in nom.16.5 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions. Left: the face. Right: cut away to the core. An original drawing, not a product photo.
USA PICKLEBALLNot confirmed here Sanctioned amateur play.
UPA-ANot confirmed here PPA Tour and MLP.
QUIET CATEGORYNot listed USAP's under-80 dB list for noise-restricted courts.
PATENTSNo patent action known Brand-level status, from the ITC case file and settlements.

Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.

TIMELINE

  1. Oct 2024 LAUNCH Revamped Pulse line launches; Pickleball Effect review published Oct 25 2024. pickleballeffect.com ↗

HOW IT IS BUILT

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.

  1. 116.5mm narrow-cell polypropylene honeycomb
  2. 2carbon fiber ring grid
  3. 3widened double foam walls
  4. 4aramid/nylon face
Face
Aramid x nylon fiber (violet)
Edge
double foam wall
Colorways
Violet

Construction per pickleballeffect.com ↗

Exact launch day not found on a brand page.

123416.4 in7.6 in5.5 in nom.16.5 mm
Pulse S
123417 in7 in5.5 in nom.16.5 mm
Pulse E

VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS

VariantShapeLength × widthHandleCoreWeightSwingweightTwistweightFrom
Pulse V standard 16 × 8 in — 16.5 mm 8.2 oz avg oz — 7.4 pickleballeffect.com ↗
Pulse S hybrid 16.4 × 7.6 in — 16.5 mm 8.2 oz avg oz — 6.3 pickleballeffect.com ↗
Pulse E elongated 17 × 7 in — 16.5 mm 8.2 oz avg oz — 5.9 pickleballeffect.com ↗

Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.

MEASURED BY THE LABS

Pickleball EffectReview · pickleballeffect.comPickleheadsReview · pickleheads.comMatt's PickleballReview · mattspickleball.com

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

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