{
  "id": "proton-project-coyote",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/proton-project-coyote",
  "brand": "Proton",
  "model": "Project Coyote",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-08-07",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Aug 7 · store listing went live"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 195,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "15mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Proton's most powerful paddle, connected feel. It arrived two months after Proton settled with JOOLA and stopped making the patent-hit models.",
  "construction": "A Gen 3 build: polypropylene honeycomb with a reinforced foam perimeter under carbon. Not full foam.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "polypropylene honeycomb core",
      "foam-reinforced perimeter"
    ],
    "face": "carbon fiber",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://protonsports.com/products/project-coyote"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Project Coyote Elongated 15mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 15,
      "weightOz": "7.7",
      "sw": 116.8,
      "tw": 5.9,
      "specSource": "https://protonsports.com/products/project-coyote"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Proton&filter_55=&mode=all",
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": "https://protonsports.com/products/project-coyote",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "named-joola-settled",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "USAP listed Aug 28. Proton says it is dual-stamped; the UPA-A list carries an unlabelled Proton Series Three row dated Aug 12 that may be it.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-07",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "preorder",
      "text": "Project Coyote listing published on protonsports.com at $195 (Shopify published_at; original URL slug was 'project-coyote-preorder').",
      "source": "https://protonsports.com/products/project-coyote.json"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-26",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "The Kitchen reviews the 'just released' Project Coyote.",
      "source": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/proton-project-coyote-pickleball-paddle-review/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-28",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "USA Pickleball lists Proton 'Series 3 - Project Coyote'.",
      "source": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Proton&filter_55=&mode=all"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/proton-project-coyote-pickleball-paddle-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/paddle/project-coyote-15mm"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "Proton says it is dual-stamped UPA-A and USA Pickleball. The official UPA-A list has no row named Coyote; the only new Proton row is 'Series Three', model # S3CE15, added 2026-08-12, which may be this paddle but is not labelled as such. Gen-3 style honeycomb with foam perimeter and a new tapered throat; The Kitchen measured swingweight 115 / twistweight 6.1. Product page says 'Now in stock'.",
  "productUrl": "https://protonsports.com/products/project-coyote",
  "sources": [
    "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/proton-project-coyote-pickleball-paddle-review/",
    "https://protonsports.com/pages/coyote-preorder"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/proton-project-coyote.png"
}