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  "id": "selkirk-slk-era-power",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/selkirk-slk-era-power",
  "brand": "Selkirk",
  "model": "SLK ERA Power",
  "year": 2025,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2025-06-24",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Jun 24"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 200,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated · Widebody",
  "pro": "Jack Sock, Catherine Parenteau, Rachel Rohrabacher, James Ignatowich",
  "summary": "Selkirk's $200 Gen 3-style power paddle. Pickleball Effect called it a strong mix of power, stability and forgiveness out of the box and judged the one-year warranty worth the premium over 11SIX24. Selkirk later used it as the baseline for the Boomstik's power claims.",
  "construction": "Dynamic Fusion Core: polypropylene honeycomb with low-density EVA foam in the perimeter and handle, under a three-layer face blending fiberglass and T700 raw carbon. One-year warranty.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "polypropylene honeycomb",
      "low-density EVA foam in perimeter and handle"
    ],
    "face": "three layers: fiberglass and T700 raw carbon",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://www.selkirk.com/pages/press-releases/selkirk-sport-launches-new-slk-era-power-designed-to-support-aggressive-play"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "SLK ERA Power Elongated",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.45,
      "handleIn": 5.75,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.0",
      "sw": 117,
      "tw": 6.28,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/slk-era-powers-honolulu-j2nf-series-and-volair-v-1f-review/",
      "note": "sw/tw from PBC listing (https://pickleballcentral.com/selkirk-slk-era-elongated-pickleball-paddle/)."
    },
    {
      "name": "SLK ERA Power Widebody",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 15.95,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.6,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.0",
      "sw": 111,
      "tw": 7.12,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/slk-era-powers-honolulu-j2nf-series-and-volair-v-1f-review/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "unknown",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-06-24",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Jun 24.",
      "source": "https://www.selkirk.com/pages/press-releases/selkirk-sport-launches-new-slk-era-power-designed-to-support-aggressive-play"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/slk-era-powers-honolulu-j2nf-series-and-volair-v-1f-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "John Kew",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/selkirk-era-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/paddle-database/era-power-16mm"
    },
    {
      "lab": "other",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/we-tried-it-the-slk-era-power/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": "1-year warranty",
  "notes": null,
  "productUrl": "https://www.selkirk.com/collections/slk-era-power",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.selkirk.com/pages/press-releases/selkirk-sport-launches-new-slk-era-power-designed-to-support-aggressive-play",
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/slk-era-powers-honolulu-j2nf-series-and-volair-v-1f-review/"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/selkirk-slk-era-power.png"
}