THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2026 · CURRENT

Ronbus Quanta Pro

Pickleheads: an absolute winner, 4.5 of 5, and the first $100 paddle they have scored a 9 for power.

List price: $120
Launched: Aug 12 · store listing went live, 2026date known to the day
Build: Full foam (Gen 4)
Thickness: 16mm
Shapes: R2 widebody · R3 elongated · R4 hybrid
Warranty: 6 months against manufacturing defects

photos and colorways at ronbus.com ↗ its row on the 2026 calendar

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions. Left: the face. Right: cut away to the core. An original drawing, not a product photo.

USA PICKLEBALLApproved Sanctioned amateur play. equipment.usapickleball.org ↗

UPA-ANot on the list PPA Tour and MLP. upaa.unitedpickleball.com ↗

QUIET CATEGORYNot listed USAP's under-80 dB list for noise-restricted courts.

PATENTSNo patent action known Brand-level status, from the ITC case file and settlements.

Certification note. USAP: R3 Mar 17, R2 and R4 May 9. Not on the UPA-A list.

Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.

TIMELINE

Mar 17, 2026 APPROVAL USA Pickleball lists 'Quanta Pro R3.16'. equipment.usapickleball.org ↗
May 9, 2026 APPROVAL USA Pickleball lists 'Quanta Pro R2.16' and 'Quanta Pro R4.16'. equipment.usapickleball.org ↗
Aug 12, 2026 LAUNCH Quanta Pro R2/R3/R4 listings published on ronbus.com at $119.99 (Shopify published_at). ronbus.com ↗
Sep 2, 2026 NEW VARIANT Pickleheads publishes its Quanta Pro review. pickleheads.com ↗

HOW IT IS BUILT

Mortise-and-tenon interlocking EPP and EVA foam core. NanoBond raw-carbon durable grit.

1lightweight EPP foam core (4th-generation foam)
2EVA elastomer ring
3internal weighting system and reinforced throat

Face: NanoBond textured raw carbon fiber
Edge: edge guard
Colorways: Light Blue · Pink

Construction per ronbus.com ↗

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.

Quanta Pro R4.16

Quanta Pro R2.16

VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS

Variant	Shape	Length × width	Handle	Core	Weight	Swingweight	Twistweight	From
Quanta Pro R3.16	elongated	16.5 × 7.5 in	5.5 in	16 mm	7.7-8.1 oz	116	6.21	ronbus.com ↗
Quanta Pro R4.16	hybrid	16.25 × 7.75 in	5.5 in	16 mm	7.7-8.1 oz	112	6.52	ronbus.com ↗
Quanta Pro R2.16	widebody	16 × 8 in	5.5 in	16 mm	7.7-8.1 oz	107	7.05	ronbus.com ↗

Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.

MEASURED BY THE LABS

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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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