THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2024 · DISCONTINUED
Vatic Pro Oni (original, delisted)
Vatic's first Gen 3-style power paddle drew praise for delivering JOOLA-like pop at a budget price, then became the second high-profile 2024 delisting after Gen 3. The Dink reported the core went 'squishy' after weeks of play, raising ball speed, which made it a poster child for the durability-plus-power problem USAP was chasing. Vatic's fast refund response was widely credited.
- List price
- price n/a
- Launched
- Q2 · launch date unverified; delisted Jun 10, 2024date known to the quarter
- Build
- Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)
- Thickness
- 16mm
- Shapes
- Flash (hybrid) · V7 (elongated)
Certification note. Scheduled for delisting by USAP under newly adopted testing methods (The Dink, Jun 10 2024). Vatic Pro cancelled preorders, refunded them, and offered free returns on delivered paddles.
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- May 2024 LAUNCH Launch: Q2 · launch date unverified; delisted Jun 10. thedinkpickleball.com ↗
- Jun 10, 2024 DELISTED The Dink reports the Oni is scheduled for USAP delisting; Vatic Pro refunds preorders and offers free returns. thedinkpickleball.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
Raw Toray T700 carbon face with heat-compressed texturing over what Vatic called a patent-pending 'composite foam core'; described by reviewers as foam-injected, Gen 3-style construction.
- 1patent-pending composite foam core
- 2raw Toray T700 carbon face, heat-compressed texture
- Face
- Raw Toray T700 carbon fiber
Construction per genxdinks.com ↗
Third parties report ~$130 pricing; not confirmed on a brand page. Flash dimensions quoted from Gen X Dinks' spec listing (16.3 x 7.7 in).
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oni Flash 16mm | hybrid | 16.3 × 7.7 in | — | 16 mm | 8.0–8.2 oz oz | — | — | genxdinks.com ↗ |
Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.
MEASURED BY THE LABS
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
Reviewers measure a paddle new. Nobody measures it at hour sixty.
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