JOOLA Launches Pro V Collection with Patent-Pending KineticFrame Paddle Architecture

JOOLA publicly launched the Pro V collection on March 3, 2026, posting the line on its product pages and corporate blog and pushing pre-orders live the same day. The headline innovation is the patent-pending KineticFrame, which JOOLA positions as a structural change to the paddle throat that works alongside the company’s existing Propulsion Core.

JOOLA’s product copy describes the KineticFrame this way: “At the heart of the Pro V Collection is JOOLA’s newest structural innovation: the patent-pending KineticFrame. Designed to flex with intention and recover with precision, this re-engineered throat construction works in harmony with our proven Propulsion Core and TechFlex technology.” JOOLA also labels its Propulsion Core as “patented,” and the corporate materials state the propulsion core “adds controlled flex to the paddle’s interior, creating a responsive, spring-like effect.”

The company frames KineticFrame’s engineering as “inspired by kick-point engineering in hockey sticks and golf clubs,” and says the proprietary flex-point architecture “allows the paddle head to move parallel to its original position,” contrasting it with what JOOLA calls “diving-board” neck flex on traditional paddles. Trade reporting summarized expected player-facing gains as reduced launch-angle deviation, faster snapback for rapid exchanges, and improved energy transfer efficiency.

JOOLA opted to keep a polypropylene honeycomb core rather than follow the recent industry wave of 100% foam cores, a choice explained in a presentation by JOOLA Product Manager Austin Kim to industry experts. Kim told attendees that JOOLA “felt like they had a really solid base with the existing propulsion core and weren't done innovating on that base,” and that the honeycomb delivers a feel and performance top players prefer compared with the stiffer, more muted feedback of some full-foam paddles.

Durability and legal-power concerns informed part of the engineering work. TheKitchenPickle flagged industry worries about core-crushing, delaminating, and paddles exceeding legal power thresholds over time, and JOOLA responded by adding carbon-fiber reinforcements “to the top area of the paddle where they had seen a majority of core crushing occur.” A YouTube reviewer who previewed early units relayed that JOOLA “has added additional carbon fiber reinforcement at the top of the paddle to withstand impact hit after hit,” and TheKitchenPickle noted the Pro V keeps JOOLA’s Hyperfoam edge wall alongside TechFlex structural elements.

Lineup details in the materials and previews name Perseus Pro V explicitly—the JOOLA site includes an image caption reading “Close up of the textured Honeycomb Core inside a JOOLA Perseus Pro V.” Trade and reviewer sources also referenced Scorpius/Scorpeus, Hyperion 16 mm, and a new hybrid shape; TheKitchenPickle calls the hybrid “Kosmos,” while a YouTube reviewer calls it “Cosmos,” and the reviewer’s transcript repeatedly spells the brand aloud as “Yola” and refers to the series casually as “Pro Fives.”

The hands-on impressions available so far come from that YouTube reviewer, who disclosed working at Hudson Valley Pickle Ball, a 10 court indoor facility, and receiving an early demo day in early January. The reviewer said, “I was lucky enough to hit the Yola Pro Fives... I was assured by my sales rep that these were full production models,” and reported play sensations: “I got insane dip on the ball from drives and counters, and I also hit the best overhead of my life.” The reviewer also noted embargo timing, saying “as far as I know, the embargo is lifted today.”

Pre-orders that appeared on JOOLA’s product pages and on trade listings went live ahead of the March 3 launch, but the supplied materials include no MSRP or SKU details. With the Pro V family pairing a patent-pending KineticFrame and a patented Propulsion Core inside a polypropylene honeycomb build, JOOLA has positioned the new line to test the industry trend toward foam cores while promising engineered snapback and energy transfer improvements as paddles reach players this spring.