{
  "id": "proton-series-one",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/proton-series-one",
  "brand": "Proton",
  "model": "Series One (Type A)",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-05-15",
    "precision": "quarter",
    "label": "Q2 · exact date unverified"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 280,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "unknown",
  "buildLabel": "Not stated",
  "thickness": "11 / 15mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated · Square (widebody)",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Proton arrived in 2024 with a $280 paddle whose NanoTac surface Pickleheads rated among the best for spin and durability, docking half a star for high swingweight. It is on this list less for sales than for what came next: the same brand's Project Flamingo became one of 2025's most talked-about paddles. Launch date is not pinned.",
  "construction": "Aerospace-grade carbon fiber face with Proton's 'NanoTac' surface over a polypropylene honeycomb core, offered in 11mm and 15mm thicknesses.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "polypropylene honeycomb core (11 or 15mm)",
      "aerospace-grade carbon fiber face with NanoTac surface"
    ],
    "face": "Aerospace-grade carbon fiber, NanoTac",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/proton-series-one-review"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Series One elongated 15mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.75,
      "widthIn": 7.25,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 15,
      "weightOz": "8.5 oz",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/proton-series-one-review"
    },
    {
      "name": "Series One elongated 11mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.75,
      "widthIn": 7.25,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 11,
      "weightOz": "8.2 oz",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/proton-series-one-review"
    },
    {
      "name": "Series One square 15mm",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 15.75,
      "widthIn": 8.25,
      "handleIn": 5.25,
      "thicknessMm": 15,
      "weightOz": "8.5 oz",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/proton-series-one-review"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "named-joola-settled",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-05-15",
      "precision": "quarter",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Q2 · exact date unverified.",
      "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/proton-series-one-review"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/proton-series-one-review"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "Pickleheads review dated Jul 28 2024; The Kitchen says Proton 'burst onto the scene in 2024'. Whether the core carries edge foam is not stated.",
  "productUrl": null,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/proton-series-one-review",
    "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/proton-pickleball-paddles-guide/",
    "https://pickleballcentral.com/blog/proton-paddle-lineup-review"
  ],
  "confidence": "low",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/proton-series-one.png"
}