THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2024 · CURRENT

Selkirk SLK HALO Pro

Selkirk's value sub-brand adopted the 2024 formula (thermoforming, foam perimeter, carbon-Kevlar weave) in one step. Pickleball Studio flagged the Aug 20 launch in its newsletter; independent lab coverage of the Pro specifically is thin. Included as the year's clearest sign that Gen 2/3 construction had reached the mid-price tier.

List price
price n/a
Launched
Aug 20, 2024date known to the day
Build
Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)
Shapes
Pro · Pro XL · Pro Max (three models)

photos and colorways at selkirk.com ↗

1216.5 in nominal7.5 in5.5 in nom.
Drawn to scale from a nominal elongated outline; this paddle's own dimensions are not published. Left: the face. Right: cut away to the core. An original drawing, not a product photo.
USA PICKLEBALLNot confirmed here Sanctioned amateur play.
UPA-ANot confirmed here PPA Tour and MLP.
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.

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

TIMELINE

  1. Aug 20, 2024 LAUNCH Pickleball Studio newsletter (Aug 16 2024) lists 'SLK Halo Pro: Launching August 20th'. pickleballstudio.beehiiv.com ↗

HOW IT IS BUILT

Patent-pending Carbon Fiber Kevlar 'LinkWeave' face with thermoformed molding and a FlexFoam-injected perimeter, added to the value-priced SLK HALO series.

  1. 1thermoformed core with FlexFoam-injected perimeter
  2. 2Carbon Fiber Kevlar LinkWeave face
Face
Carbon fiber + Kevlar LinkWeave
Edge
FlexFoam injected perimeter

Construction per selkirk.com ↗

Selkirk product page returned 404 when fetched; construction text is from search-indexed page copy. Price, thickness and dimensions unverified.

MEASURED BY THE LABS

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