Proton Series Four- Project Roadrunner
US$175 at Proton
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Weight7.9 oz
Core15 mm
Swingweight—
Specs
| Shape | Elongatedestimated from width |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 15 mmbrand |
| Weight | 7.9 oz (224 g)brand |
| Size | 16.5 × 7.38 inbrand |
| Handle | 5.38 inbrand |
| Grip | 4¼ inbrand |
| Swingweight | not published |
| Twistweight | not published |
| Balance | not published |
| Core material | not published |
| Face | Bi-Directional Weaved Aerospace Grade Carbon Fiber + Kevlar |
| Approval | Approval unconfirmed |
Who it suits
- 15 mm core. Thicker cores feel softer and steadier; 16 mm is the core the sources suggest for newer players and most others today (Onix, Paddletek, Pickleball Effect).
- Midweight, 7.9 oz. Between Paddletek's lightweight (7.3 oz and under) and heavy (8.5 oz and over) classes: the range suggested for beginners and for sore arms (Paddletek).
- Elongated (shape estimated from the paddle's width). Trades forgiveness for reach, and scores lowest of the three shapes on comfort measures (Pickleball Effect).
- 5.38 in handle. Just long enough for two hands; PickleballUS puts the minimum at 5.25 in (PickleballUS).
- 4¼ in grip. Grips of 4⅛ in or larger tend to need less squeezing (Pickleball Effect); if it's big for your hand, there's no making it smaller, so try before you buy.
Not published by Proton: swingweight, twistweight. The finder never hides a paddle for a missing spec; it ranks it lower.
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Lab reviews
Independent labs measure swingweight, twistweight, power and spin; their data is theirs, so we link rather than copy it: Pickleball Effect · Pickleball Studio · John Kew.