JOOLA launches Pro V paddle with KineticFrame internal structure, refined geometry

JOOLA published details of its new Pro V paddle collection on March 3, 2026, positioning the Pro V line as a redesign focused on refined geometry ("Pro V") and a new internal structure JOOLA calls KineticFrame. The company, which operates across table tennis and pickleball categories, is offering pre-orders and markets the Pro V as an evolution of the Pro IV with a familiar propulsion core and Hyperfoam edge wall retained.

JOOLA's product copy calls it “JOOLA's patent-pending KineticFrame is integrated into the paddle's throat, creating a slimmer frame that flexes to store momentum and release it on impact,” and the company is using that patent-pending claim in headline marketing around the launch. The throat integration is central to the pitch: a slimmer throat that flexes is presented as the mechanical heart of the Pro V’s new feel.

Independent reporting and trade coverage fleshed out the mechanical narrative. Thekitchenpickle reported the KineticFrame was “inspired by kick-point engineering in hockey sticks and golf clubs,” and described a proprietary flex-point architecture that is “built to flex and recover during impact.” That coverage framed the KineticFrame as a dual-pivot design and said the motion produces “Predictable & repeatable exit trajectory,” “Uncapped, precise power (ie. the more you put in, the more you get out),” “Reduced launch-angle deviation,” “Faster snapback for rapid exchanges,” and “Improved energy transfer efficiency.”

Thekitchenpickle contrasted the KineticFrame with older neck designs, noting it avoids the classic “diving board” neck flex and instead “allows the paddle head to move parallel to its original position.” Pickleballeffect used similar language, calling the feature “a redesigned throat geometry intended to change how the paddle flexes, loads, and releases,” while social posts amplified the claim: a Facebook post said “the tech upgrades are worth paying attention to. They're using new Kinetic Frame technology,” and an Instagram post ran in all caps, “KINETIC FRAME ALL WITH NEW KINETIC FRAMETECHNOLOGY . JOOLA THIS IS THE NEWEST EVOLUTION IN PADOLE . AND AGASSI JO . thepickleballclinic's.”

Despite the industry shift toward full-foam cores over the past year, JOOLA is keeping its polypropylene honeycomb propulsion core. Thekitchenpickle reported that in a presentation to industry experts JOOLA Product Manager Austin Kim said they “felt like they had a really solid base with the existing propulsion core and weren't done innovating on that base.” Thekitchenpickle further quoted Kim saying, “The honeycomb core also provides the feel and performance preferred by top players, Kim said, compared to the stiffer and more 'muted' feedback of many full-foam paddles.”

With the Pro V launch dated March 3, 2026 and pre-orders live through JOOLA's retail channels as advertised, the punchline for players is familiar construction with a new flex architecture to evaluate. JOOLA positions the KineticFrame as patent-pending throat hardware aimed at sharper exit trajectories and faster snapback, while Thekitchenpickle's list of performance outcomes gives testers and club players specific claims to verify in play.