THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2026 · CURRENT

Selkirk SLK reset: Valkyrie · Geo · Dauntless

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.

List price: $80 · $100 · $180
Launched: Feb 17, 2026date known to the day
Build: Full foam (Gen 4)
Thickness: 16mm
Shapes: Widebody · Elongated
Made in: China
Warranty: Limited 1-year warranty (manufacturing defects only)

photos and colorways at selkirk.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. pickleballeffect.com ↗

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.

Certification note. USAP approval confirmed for the Dauntless.

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

TIMELINE

Feb 17, 2026 LAUNCH 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. selkirk.com ↗
Sep 21, 2026 PRICE 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). selkirk.com ↗

HOW IT IS BUILT

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.

1Dauntless: SoloCore, a one-piece PureFoam structure with IsoFlex perimeter cutout
2Dauntless: integrated MOI Tuning System (medallion weights at the edge)
3Geo: Rev-Pro polymer honeycomb core
4Valkyrie: 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)
Colorways: Electric Sunset · Lagoon · Oasis · Storm Gray

Construction per selkirk.com ↗

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.

SLK Dauntless Widebody 16mm

SLK Geo (elongated and widebody)

VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS

Variant	Shape	Length × width	Handle	Core	Weight	Swingweight	Twistweight	From
SLK Dauntless Elongated 16mm	elongated	16.5 × 7.45 in	5.8 in	16 mm	7.7-8.1 oz	118	6.9	selkirk.com ↗
SLK Dauntless Widebody 16mm	widebody	15.95 × 8 in	5.6 in	16 mm	7.7-8.1 oz	109	7.4	selkirk.com ↗
SLK Valkyrie Widebody 16mm	widebody	15.95 × 8 in	5.6 in	16 mm	7.9-8.1 oz	—	—	pickleballcentral.com ↗

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

MEASURED BY THE LABS

Pickleball EffectDatabase entry · pickleballeffect.com Matt's PickleballReview · mattspickleball.com

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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