THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2025 · CURRENT
Proton Series Three – Project Peacock
Proton's full-foam follow-up to the Flamingo, less than a year later. The Kitchen classed it as an all-court paddle with high spin and dwell, strong at the kitchen line, with enough power to finish points and a need for added weight in the transition zone. It showed the January power leader moving to foam by year's end.
- List price
- $280
- Launched
- November · reviewed Nov 19; exact date unverified, 2025date known to the month
- Build
- Full foam (Gen 4)
- Thickness
- 13 / 15mm
- Shapes
- Elongated · Widebody (announced as coming soon)
- Made in
- China
Certification note. PickleTip reports four variants (13mm and 15mm, elongated and square) were approved in early November 2025.
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Nov 2025 LAUNCH Launch: November · reviewed Nov 19; exact date unverified. thekitchenpickle.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
100% foam 'Atomic Foam' core under a high-grade carbon fiber surface.
- 1100% foam core (Atomic Foam)
- Face
- carbon fiber
Construction per thekitchenpickle.com ↗
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Three Project Peacock 15mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5.375 in | 15 mm | 8.0 oz | — | — | pickleballcentral.com ↗ |
Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.
MEASURED BY THE LABS
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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