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      "text": "Den exakta varianten är JOOLA Collin Johns Scorpeus Pro IV 16mm: Standard widebody Scorpeus, 16 × 8 in (40.6 × 20.3 cm), 5.25 in (13.3 cm) handtag och 16 mm kärna. JOOLA anger 8.1 oz average. Oberoende data visar 8.24 oz, svingvikt 114.95, vridvikt 7.4 och balanspunkt 23.6 cm. Den 8 tum breda ytan och balansen nära handen ger en mycket stabil plattform som snabbt kan ställas om i köksdueller.",
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      "text": "JOOLA anger en texturerad kolfiberyta. Det exakta exemplaret gav 2 221 varv/min i det oberoende protokollet. Resultatet är starkt och användbart, men inget klassrekord. I praktiken avgör även huvudets hastighet, ytans stabilitet och kontaktiden hur enkelt topspin, slice, roll volley och skruvad serve kan skapas.",
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      "text": "Pro IV-känslan är fast, ljudlig och prestationsinriktad snarare än mjuk. 16 mm ger mer komfort, även om plattformen förblir fastare än en kontrollpaddel.",
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      "text": "Det finns ingen kontrollerad felfrekvens eller bestämd livslängd för exakt denna variant. Rapporter om nyare JOOLA omfattar både stabila exemplar och förändrad studs, kärnkompression eller ytslitage; de kan inte omvandlas till procent. JOOLAs USA-garanti är sex månader som standard. Berättigade NFC-paddlar kan få tolv månader efter registrering i Infinity inom fjorton dagar med godkänt kvitto.",
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      "text": "USA Pickleball listar Scorpeus IV 16mm som Pass, tillagd 2025-01-15. UPA-A listar S16G4M med datum 2025-08-28. Kontrollerat 28 juli 2026. Godkännandet gäller exakt denna variant och bör kontrolleras igen före tävling.",
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      "text": "Passar all-court-dubbel, blockar, resets och counters med stor marginal vid snedträff. Den som behöver maximal räckvidd eller långt tvåhandsgrepp bör jämföra Hyperion eller Perseus.",
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      "text": "Mot Scorpeus Pro IV 14mm är 16mm bara marginellt långsammare men mer kontrollerbar, något stabilare och bättre i spinn- och servemätning. Förlängda former ger mer räckvidd men mindre stabilitet.",
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