Friday Aura Pro Elongated 16mm Pickleball Paddle - Creamsicle Limited Edition

• Swing weight116Higher swings heavier
• Twist weight6.0Higher forgives off-centre
• Spin2295 RPMHigher bites more
• Core16mmSofter, more control

The Aura Pro Creamsicle is a limited summer colourway of Friday Pickleball's stiffer, more aggressive Gen 4 foam paddle: a warm, sun-melted finish and premium metallic edge guard wrapped around the same tournament-grade platform. One run only: once it's gone, it's gone.

Highlights

• Creamsicle metallic finish: Friday list this one as the Metallic Orange Creamsicle kit, a warm summer colourway that is easy to pick out of a pile of black paddles.
• 16mm dual EPP foam Gen 4 core: the foam sits inside a blow-moulded carbon frame that Friday double-thermoform for durability, and that construction is what they credit for the massive sweet spot they claim. Friday's description rather than our bench test.
• Loud, poppy and explosive: Friday's own three words for the Aura Pro, and the numbers under the pitch are a swing weight of 116 on a 16mm core, so it is built to drive rather than to be the lightest paddle in a fast exchange.
• 16.5 by 7.5 inch elongated face: the reach helps on the stretch volley and the roll from the sideline, and it asks for cleaner contact than a widebody.
• 227g nominal, plus or minus 5g: a real tolerance band, worth knowing if you add lead tape.

How it plays

Where the standard Aura plays soft and forgiving, the Aura Pro plays fast and direct. Pickleball Effect call that response linear and polymer-like. The dual EPP foam core keeps Gen 4 plushness on resets and blocks, while the firmer, double-thermoformed build sends drives and serves deep with real pace. The T700 raw carbon face bites the ball for heavy spin on rolls and third-shot drops, and the patent-pending ElasTECH internal perimeter weighting steadies the head on off-centre hits. At swing weight 116, it suits players who attack from the baseline and out of the air without giving up hands at the kitchen.

What's in the box

• 1 × Friday Aura Pro paddle (Creamsicle Limited Edition)

Why buy from Pickld

• Fast Australian shipping
• 30-day no-quibble return on factory-fresh paddles
• Pickup available on the North Shore of Sydney (Mt Colah)
• Pickld is an authorised Friday reseller in Australia
• Backed by Friday's 6-month manufacturer warranty against defects

If you want the same build in a quieter finish, the standard Aura Pro Elongated is the everyday version, and the softer standard Aura is the control side of the family. Our Aura and Aura Pro comparison walks through the difference, the paddle finder sorts it in a few questions, and the full range lives in the Friday collection.

Shipping. Free standard shipping Australia-wide on orders over $150. Flat $9.99 under $150 ($19.99 for bulky items like nets and ball machines). Dispatched same or next business day from our Sydney warehouse. Sydney pickup available.

Returns. 30-day returns on unused gear in original condition. If a paddle doesn't suit your game, send it back and we'll help match you to one that does.