JOOLA Pro V Series Launches With KineticFrame Tech for Control-Focused Players

The price rise from $279 to $299 is the smallest change JOOLA made to its Pro line. The bigger one is structural: for the first time across five Pro generations, JOOLA redesigned the throat geometry rather than iterating on the core or face surface alone, and the result is a five-shape family that answers a specific question Asian players have been asking about premium paddles: is it possible to recover predictable touch without sacrificing drive speed?

The patent-pending KineticFrame is built into the throat and engineered to keep the paddle head moving parallel to the handle at impact, eliminating the "diving board" tilt-back flex common to traditional designs. A slimmer throat profile stores momentum and releases it through contact rather than redirecting it off-axis. Above that frame sits a Gen 3 polymer honeycomb core and a Hyperfoam Edge Wall, a foam injection around the perimeter that stabilizes the face and expands the sweet spot. JOOLA has deliberately stopped short of full-foam construction, the dominant direction competitors moved toward in early 2026, betting that frame-driven kinetic response delivers more trustworthy touch than the immediate trampoline pop that foam cores prioritize.

The five-shape lineup maps directly to playing roles. Ben Johns plays the Perseus Pro V in 16mm, weighing 8.1 ounces, where the elongated profile extends reach for baseline attackers and angled volleys at the non-volley zone. The Kosmos is the new addition, replacing the Magnus shape with JOOLA's first true hybrid: it blends the Perseus's reach with the Scorpeus's maneuverability, designed with Federico Staksrud and serving as his first signature model. The Agassi shape carries a tapered throat and wider top frame borrowed from Andre Agassi's tennis racket silhouette, giving tennis-crossover players a more forgiving upper-edge hitting window.

For Asia's indoor doubles circuit, where fast hands exchanges demand that a player commit to a paddle face position before the ball arrives, the KineticFrame's launch consistency is a functional gain, not a marketing abstraction. At humid outdoor courts across Southeast Asia, grip pressure fluctuates under heat, which compounds any face deviation from imperfect contact. The parallel-head geometry limits that effect at the moment it matters most.

Current Pro IV owners with a game built on reset accuracy and third-shot control will feel the difference in the throat response. Those whose style leans toward raw drive speed and stiffer, hotter faces may find the Pro V's measured pop less suited to their approach; the Pro IV remains competitive for that profile and at a lower price point.

JOOLA has paired the Pro V rollout with the Titans Tour 2026, which stops in Kuala Lumpur with Ben Johns, Federico Staksrud, Anna Bright, Tyson McGuffin, and Andre Agassi in attendance, running demo courts and athlete clinics that give Asian club players direct paddle access before regional retail supply stabilizes.