JOOLA Pickleball Paddles: Perseus, Hyperion or Scorpeus?

Read the dimension and handle columns first: they define the shape. The weight column then tells you how each version compares, because JOOLA publishes a single average weight for each model rather than a range.

Perseus and Agassi share the full elongated outline, 16.5 by 7.5 inches, with a 5.5-inch handle. That is about as long as a paddle gets while staying inside USA Pickleball's limits, which cap length at 17 inches and length plus width at 24 inches. Long faces give reach on drives and overheads, and the long handle leaves room for two hands.

Hyperion keeps the 7.5-inch width and the 5.5-inch handle; on the Pro IV listing the face is shortened to 16 inches, while JOOLA's own pages for the Hyperion Pro V and Hyperion CFS give the full 16.5 inches, so check the generation. JOOLA markets its curved top as 'Aero Curve for Swing Speed'. On the Pro IV it is the middle option: the handle of an elongated paddle with a shorter head.

Scorpeus is the wide one, 16 by 8 inches, with a shorter 5.25-inch handle. The half inch of extra width is the reason to buy it: more face across the sweet spot for blocks and resets. The Radius Pro V goes wider still, 15.8 by 8.2 inches, on a 5-inch handle. Magnus uses the full 16.5 by 7.5-inch elongated outline on JOOLA's own Pro IV page but pairs it with a 5-inch handle, the shortest in the family alongside the Radius.

If you are still unsure, our elongated vs widebody guide walks through the trade-off with examples from every brand. A simple rule of thumb from the dimensions alone: if you came from tennis or hit two-handed backhands, start with the JOOLA pickleball paddles that have a 5.5-inch handle (Perseus, Hyperion, Agassi); if you mainly play at the kitchen line and want the widest face, start with Scorpeus.

JOOLA sells most of its shapes in both thicknesses, which makes it one of the few places you can compare core thickness with everything else held the same. The published numbers are small but consistent: the 14 mm Perseus, Hyperion and Agassi weigh 7.9 oz against 8.1 oz for the 16 mm versions, and the 14 mm Scorpeus weighs 8.0 oz against 8.1 oz (Pro IV) or 8.2 oz (Pro V). Outline and handle length do not change.

Makers generally describe thinner cores as livelier, with more pop off the face, and thicker cores as softer and more controlled, with a calmer response on dinks and resets. JOOLA publishes its own control, power and spin ratings on its compare page but no measured swing weights on the pages we read, so we cannot put measured numbers on that difference, and we will not invent them.

There is no rules reason to prefer either: USA Pickleball sets no limit on paddle thickness. Choose on the type of game you play. If you mostly drive and speed up, the 14 mm version suits that intent; if you mostly dink and reset, or are still learning, start with 16 mm. The 14 mm vs 16 mm pickleball paddle guide covers the question across brands.

The Pro V is JOOLA's current top generation. JOOLA's store, read on 2026-11-08, lists it in the Perseus, Scorpeus, Hyperion, Kosmos, Agassi, Graf and Radius shapes, all near $300. We catalogue the Perseus, Hyperion, Agassi and Scorpeus Pro V in both thicknesses plus the Radius Pro V. Their outlines, weights and handles match the Pro IV versions of the same names (the Hyperion aside, as noted above), and the pages add a reinforced raw carbon face, grip sizes of 4.125 or 4.25 inches and JOOLA's KineticFrame. Only the Perseus Pro V 16mm matches a single USA Pickleball entry (added 10/01/2025); for the others the maker registers several similar models, so check the exact model on the official list.

The Perseus Power FX is JOOLA's foam-core paddle: an EPP foam Adaptive Propulsion Core under a high-grit raw carbon face, 7.9 oz, in the Perseus outline. It is the newest JOOLA entry in our catalogue, added to the USA Pickleball list on 10/01/2026, and sits between the Pro IV and Pro V on price.

The 3S line uses a raw carbon surface across the four main shapes in 14 mm and 16 mm versions. Our catalogue holds two of them. The Perseus 3S Dual 16mm, from JOOLA's own page, is on the USA Pickleball list as Ben Johns Perseus 3S Dual 16mm (added 11/26/2024). The Magnus 3S 14mm is listed as Magnus 3S Dual 14mm; its Amazon listing claims UPA-A certification and makes no USA Pickleball claim, so the registry entry is the better evidence.

Below the Pro IV price, our catalogue holds five JOOLA options. The Graf Edge 16mm is the cheapest single paddle, usually around $50, with a raw carbon face, the long Agassi-style outline and a USA Pickleball list entry. The Scorpeus Heat Vision 16mm, around $100, is a thermoformed wide body at 7.8 oz whose listing says USAP approved and 'USAP PBCoR.43 Certified'. The Magnus 3S 14mm sells for about the same, in the elongated outline at 7.9 oz.

For two players, the Ben Johns Fiberglass Paddle Set includes two 6.8 oz fiberglass paddles (15.5 x 7.5 inches, 13 mm core, 4.5-inch grip), two indoor balls, two outdoor balls and a bag. JOOLA has a registry entry named only 'Ben Johns', which does not confirm it is this set's paddle, so check the exact model on the official list if that matters to you. The Essentials Fiberglass set (7.8 oz, 4.75-inch grip, 12 mm core) is on the list under the name Essentials, added 02/02/2022.

JOOLA's store also sells lower-priced models we have not catalogued, including the Dash and Astral paddles and packs. Our pickleball paddle set page compares JOOLA's sets with other brands' two-packs.

Many JOOLA product names carry a player's name: the Ben Johns Perseus, Hyperion and Hyperion CFS, the Collin Johns Scorpeus, the Anna Bright Scorpeus and the Tyson McGuffin Magnus are all sold under those names on the listings we track. JOOLA's store also lists a Simone Jardim Hyperion Pro IV 16mm, which is not in our catalogue.

A signature name tells you which player the model is marketed with. It does not change the spec sheet in a way you can see on the listing: the Collin Johns Scorpeus 16mm and the Anna Bright Scorpeus 14mm share the same 16 x 8-inch outline and 5.25-inch handle and differ by core thickness, just as the unnamed versions do. Buy the shape and thickness that fit you, whichever name is on the face.

Most JOOLA pickleball paddles in our catalogue are easy to verify, but a few need care.