THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2024 · CURRENT
Ronbus Pulsar FX (R1 · R2 · R3)
Dash Pickleball called the FX trio the best Ronbus paddles it had played, crediting the flexible grid for dwell time and control without giving up power. A mid-tier 2024 release from a brand that would matter far more in September with the Ripple. Release date is inferred from review timing.
- List price
- $180
- Launched
- Q2 · exact date unverified, 2024date known to the quarter
- Build
- Polymer honeycomb
- Thickness
- 16mm
- Shapes
- Hybrid (R1) · Widebody (R2) · Elongated-standard (R3)
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- May 2024 LAUNCH Launch: Q2 · exact date unverified. dashpickleball.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
Raw Toray T700 carbon face over a 16mm polypropylene honeycomb core with Ronbus's 'flexible grid' technology, replacing the original Pulsar line.
- 116mm polypropylene honeycomb core
- 2raw Toray T700 carbon fiber face
- Face
- Raw Toray T700 carbon fiber
Construction per dashpickleball.com ↗
Edge foam not confirmed; 'poly' reflects the honeycomb core only. Dimensions from a reviewer spec table, not a brand page.
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulsar FX R1 16mm | hybrid | 16.5 × 7.5 in | — | 16 mm | — | 119 | 6.22 | dashpickleball.com ↗ |
| Pulsar FX R2 16mm | widebody | 16 × 8 in | — | 16 mm | — | 114 | 6.95 | dashpickleball.com ↗ |
| Pulsar FX R3 16mm | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | — | 16 mm | — | 122 | 6.22 | dashpickleball.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
Reviewers measure a paddle new. Nobody measures it at hour sixty.
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