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  "id": "ronbus-quanta-pro",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/ronbus-quanta-pro",
  "brand": "Ronbus",
  "model": "Quanta Pro",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-08-12",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Aug 12 · store listing went live"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 120,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "R2 widebody · R3 elongated · R4 hybrid",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Pickleheads: an absolute winner, 4.5 of 5, and the first $100 paddle they have scored a 9 for power.",
  "construction": "Mortise-and-tenon interlocking EPP and EVA foam core. NanoBond raw-carbon durable grit.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "lightweight EPP foam core (4th-generation foam)",
      "EVA elastomer ring",
      "internal weighting system and reinforced throat"
    ],
    "face": "NanoBond textured raw carbon fiber",
    "edge": "edge guard",
    "source": "https://ronbus.com/products/quanta-pro-r3-16"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Quanta Pro R3.16",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.7-8.1",
      "sw": 116,
      "tw": 6.21,
      "specSource": "https://ronbus.com/products/quanta-pro-r3-16"
    },
    {
      "name": "Quanta Pro R4.16",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.25,
      "widthIn": 7.75,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.7-8.1",
      "sw": 112,
      "tw": 6.52,
      "specSource": "https://ronbus.com/products/quanta-pro-r4-16"
    },
    {
      "name": "Quanta Pro R2.16",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.7-8.1",
      "sw": 107,
      "tw": 7.05,
      "specSource": "https://ronbus.com/products/quanta-pro-r2-16"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Ronbus&filter_55=&mode=all",
    "upaa": "no",
    "upaaSource": "https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "USAP: R3 Mar 17, R2 and R4 May 9. Not on the UPA-A list.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-17",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "USA Pickleball lists 'Quanta Pro R3.16'.",
      "source": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Ronbus&filter_55=&mode=all"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-09",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "USA Pickleball lists 'Quanta Pro R2.16' and 'Quanta Pro R4.16'.",
      "source": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Ronbus&filter_55=&mode=all"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-12",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Quanta Pro R2/R3/R4 listings published on ronbus.com at $119.99 (Shopify published_at).",
      "source": "https://ronbus.com/products/quanta-pro-r3-16.json"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-02",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "variant",
      "text": "Pickleheads publishes its Quanta Pro review.",
      "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/ronbus-quanta-pro-review"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/ronbus-quanta-pro-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/ronbus-quanta-pro-r3/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/ronbus-quanta-pro-r4/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/ronbus-quanta-pro-r2/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Light Blue",
    "Pink"
  ],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": "6 months against manufacturing defects",
  "notes": "Ronbus marks the product 'PATENT PENDING' and states USAP PBCoR .43 approval; there is no Pro version of the R1 shape. Swing/twist weights are Ronbus's listed figures; grip is a 4.125 in octagon. No Ronbus paddles are on the UPA-A list as of 2026-09-21.",
  "productUrl": "https://ronbus.com/products/quanta-pro-r3-16",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/ronbus-quanta-pro-review",
    "https://ronbus.com/collections/quanta-series"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/ronbus-quanta-pro.png"
}