Our first solid foam core paddle is now available for pre-order, with a shipping date of ~July 22nd to customers.
The LAZR-16HD SOLID FOAM is our first full foam paddle to be approved by USAP. It tested at the very max limit of PBCoR (power): 0.44
Although it tested at the max power limit, it does not feel as powerful as the hardest power paddles out there, but the paddle reviewers who have played with it have either placed it in the all-court leaning power category, or power category (opinions always vary, of course!). Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, with great stability, power, pop, and control being the words most often used to describe it. One reviewer wrote this: “Just enough pop to feel aggressive during speedups and hand battles while still maintaining enough control to block and reset”.
The cost for all GRUVN Solid Foam paddles will be only $179USD, which is much lower than other full foam paddles currently on the market.
Our solid foam core is unique from other full foam paddles. We developed a unique blend of foam materials. The solid foam core solves the problem of core crushing that can occur with thermoformed paddles that have a polypropylene core.
An ‘X’ and ‘S’ model for the LAZR SOLID FOAM series have been mailed into USAP for testing, and a MUVN-16HD SOLID FOAM paddle will be sent in for testing within a few weeks. When that gets approved, we’ll send in an ‘X’ and ‘S’ model as well. Our new ‘S’ shape is 15.9″ x 8.1″ with a 5.5″ handle length.
We will keep you posted on news about the Solid Foam paddles, and we will also post on our Instagram and Facebook accounts.
I’ve been working on foam paddles for almost a year and a half now, and I’m pretty stoked to have finally developed some solid foam paddles that everyone should be very excited about. Thank you all for your support, and feel free to ask any questions.
Cheers.
Kevin