{
  "id": "six-zero-coral-pro",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro",
  "brand": "Six Zero",
  "model": "Coral Pro",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-06-14",
    "precision": "month",
    "label": "June"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 220,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated · Hybrid · Widebody",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "More spin, and it lasts: no measurable loss in John Kew's wear test. An easy recommendation unless you need USAP approval. Six Zero now sells one Coral per rulebook.",
  "construction": "Tectonic floating core: EPP center with a floating EVA band. Diamond Tough grit with roughly twice the diamond dust of the Coral.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "EPP center core with engineered cuts (Tectonic Core)",
      "floating EVA foam band",
      "perimeter EPP foam extending into the handle",
      "carbon fiber reinforcement strips at 4 and 8 o'clock"
    ],
    "face": "Double Diamond Tough: aggressive peel-ply texture with ~2x the diamond dust of the original Coral",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/six-zero-coral-pro-review"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Coral Pro Hybrid 16mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.3,
      "widthIn": 7.6,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.2",
      "sw": 114,
      "tw": 6.79,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro-hybrid/",
      "note": "Width published as 7.5-7.7, midpoint used."
    },
    {
      "name": "Coral Pro Elongated 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.4,
      "handleIn": 5.75,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.0",
      "sw": 113,
      "tw": 6.21,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro-elongated/",
      "note": "Width published as 7.3-7.5, midpoint used. sw/tw are PBC-listed; Pickleball Effect lab measured sw 113 / tw 6.21 / 8.0 oz (https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro-elongated/)."
    },
    {
      "name": "Coral Pro Widebody 16mm",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 16,
      "widthIn": 7.9,
      "handleIn": 5.5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.16",
      "sw": 108,
      "tw": 7.26,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro-widebody/",
      "note": "Width published as 7.8-8.0, midpoint used."
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "no",
    "usapSource": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/six-zero-coral-pro-review",
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": "https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "UPA-A only. Not USAP approved.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-05-19",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "UPA-A lists 'Coral Pro RCD-E' (16mm).",
      "source": "https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-29",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "UPA-A lists 'Coral Pro RCD' and 'Coral Pro RCD-W' (16mm).",
      "source": "https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-14",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Coral Pro goes on sale at $220 in three shapes; John Kew review published same day.",
      "source": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/six-zero-coral-pro-review"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "John Kew",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/six-zero-coral-pro-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro-hybrid/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro-elongated/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro-widebody/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "John Kew",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/11six24-ultre-jelly-bean-2-vs-six-zero-coral-pro-hybrid"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/paddle/coral-pro-widebody-16mm"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Infrared",
    "Ultraviolet",
    "Electric Blue"
  ],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "UPA-A only: the ultra-rough texture is not USAP-legal and no Coral Pro entry exists on the USAP list (the original Coral remains the USAP option). John Kew rated spin durability Tier 1 and measured KewCOR 0.410-0.413; weights/swing weights here are Pickleball Effect's measured samples. Six Zero describes the Tectonic Core as patented and Diamond Tough as patent-pending.",
  "productUrl": "https://us.sixzeropickleball.com/products/coral-pro",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/six-zero-coral-pro-review",
    "https://us.sixzeropickleball.com/products/coral-pro"
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/six-zero-coral-pro.png"
}