{
  "id": "selkirk-slk-reset",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/selkirk-slk-reset",
  "brand": "Selkirk",
  "model": "SLK reset: Valkyrie · Geo · Dauntless",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-02-17",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Feb 17"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 180,
  "listPriceLabel": "$80 · $100 · $180",
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Widebody · Elongated",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Selkirk cleared the shelf. Halo, EVO, Atlas, Latitude, Amped Control and Vanguard Control all retired, replaced by three sub-$200 paddles. The Dauntless puts full foam at $180 under a major-brand logo.",
  "construction": "Valkyrie: X5 polymer core, fiberglass face. Geo: T700 raw carbon, Rev-Pro polymer core, MOI tuning. Dauntless: one-piece SoloCore PureFoam with IsoFlex cutouts and the MOI Tuning System.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "Dauntless: SoloCore, a one-piece PureFoam structure with IsoFlex perimeter cutout",
      "Dauntless: integrated MOI Tuning System (medallion weights at the edge)",
      "Geo: Rev-Pro polymer honeycomb core",
      "Valkyrie: X5 16mm polymer honeycomb core"
    ],
    "face": "Dauntless: T700 raw carbon fiber (Raw Spin texture); Geo: T700-grade raw carbon fiber; Valkyrie: FiberFlex fiberglass",
    "edge": "edge guard with MOI tuning medallion weights (Dauntless)",
    "source": "https://www.selkirk.com/products/slk-dauntless"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "SLK Dauntless Elongated 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.45,
      "handleIn": 5.8,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.7-8.1",
      "sw": 118,
      "tw": 6.9,
      "specSource": "https://www.selkirk.com/products/slk-dauntless"
    },
    {
      "name": "SLK Dauntless Widebody 16mm",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 15.95,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.6,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.7-8.1",
      "sw": 109,
      "tw": 7.4,
      "specSource": "https://www.selkirk.com/products/slk-dauntless"
    },
    {
      "name": "SLK Geo (elongated and widebody)",
      "shape": null,
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": null,
      "weightOz": null,
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/selkirk-resets-slk-line-with-3-new-sub-200-paddles-dauntless-geo-valkyrie/"
    },
    {
      "name": "SLK Valkyrie Widebody 16mm",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 15.95,
      "widthIn": 8,
      "handleIn": 5.6,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.9-8.1",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballcentral.com/slk-valkyrie-widebody-pickleball-paddle/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "yes",
    "usapSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/slk-dauntless-elongated/",
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "USAP approval confirmed for the Dauntless.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-02-17",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Selkirk announced the SLK reset: Valkyrie ($80), Geo ($100) and Dauntless ($180) join the ERA Power ($200), replacing Atlas, Latitude, EVO, Halo, Amped Control and Vanguard Control.",
      "source": "https://www.selkirk.com/pages/press-releases/selkirk-releases-all-new-slk-lineup"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-21",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "price",
      "text": "Selkirk's site lists the SLK Dauntless at $150, down from the $180 launch price (observed on this date; date of the cut not found).",
      "source": "https://www.selkirk.com/products/slk-dauntless"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/slk-dauntless-elongated/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/blog/slk-dauntless-review-not-worth-180-in-2026"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Electric Sunset",
    "Lagoon",
    "Oasis",
    "Storm Gray"
  ],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": "Limited 1-year warranty (manufacturing defects only)",
  "notes": "Colorways listed are for the Dauntless. Pickleball Effect lab-measured the Dauntless Elongated at 7.9 oz, SW 117, TW 6.56, 2,064 RPM, USAP approved. The Dink describes SoloCore as patent-pending. Retail listings show Valkyrie and Geo as USAP approved; Geo dimensions were not published in the sources checked.",
  "productUrl": "https://www.selkirk.com/collections/slk-pickleball-paddles",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.selkirk.com/pages/press-releases/selkirk-releases-all-new-slk-lineup",
    "https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/selkirk-resets-slk-line-with-3-new-sub-200-paddles-dauntless-geo-valkyrie/"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/selkirk-slk-reset.png"
}