{
  "id": "prokennex-black-ace-14-16",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/prokennex-black-ace-14-16",
  "brand": "ProKennex",
  "model": "Black Ace 14 · 16 · XF14 · LG14",
  "year": 2025,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2025-01-06",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Jan 6 · tournament debut"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 279,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "poly",
  "buildLabel": "Polymer honeycomb",
  "thickness": "14 / 16mm",
  "shapes": "Standard · Elongated (XF14, LG14)",
  "pro": "Black Ace 14 LG is sold as the De La Rosa Edition",
  "summary": "ProKennex replaced its delisted 11mm Black Ace line with thicker 14mm and 16mm models that debuted at the Masters in Rancho Mirage. The release mattered mostly as the first visible product consequence of USAP's PBCoR sunset list. No independent lab review of the 14/16 was found.",
  "construction": "Polypropylene honeycomb core with ProKennex's Kinetic shock-absorption system under a Toray carbon 'Carbon Fire' face. Replaceable edge guard.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "polypropylene honeycomb"
    ],
    "face": "Toray carbon fiber ('Carbon Fire')",
    "edge": "replaceable edge guard",
    "source": "https://pickleballcentral.com/prokennex-black-ace-14-pickleball-paddle/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Black Ace 14",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.3,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://prokennex.com/pages/black-ace-pickleball-landing"
    },
    {
      "name": "Black Ace 16",
      "shape": "standard",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.3,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://prokennex.com/pages/black-ace-pickleball-landing"
    },
    {
      "name": "Black Ace XF 14",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.4,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.1,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://prokennex.com/pages/black-ace-pickleball-landing"
    },
    {
      "name": "Black Ace 14 LG",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.4,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.9,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.9",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://prokennex.com/pages/black-ace-pickleball-landing"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "ProKennex says the 14/16/LG14/XF14 were approved by both USAP and UPA before launch. The original 11mm Black Ace Pro, Ovation, LG and XF were put on USAP's sunset list (announced Dec 28 2024, effective Jul 1 2025); USAP relisted the 11mm Black Ace LG on Jun 3 2025.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-01-06",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Jan 6 · tournament debut.",
      "source": "https://prokennex.com/products/black-ace-pro"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": null,
  "productUrl": "https://prokennex.com/pages/black-ace-pickleball-landing",
  "sources": [
    "https://prokennex.com/products/black-ace-pro",
    "https://prokennex.com/pages/black-ace-pickleball-landing",
    "https://pickleballcentral.com/prokennex-black-ace-14-pickleball-paddle/",
    "https://usapickleball.org/equipment/paddle-certification-updates/"
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/prokennex-black-ace-14-16.png"
}