{"product_id":"friday-aura-pro-elongated-16mm-pickleball-paddle-summer-eclipse-limited-edition","title":"Friday Aura Pro Elongated 16mm Pickleball Paddle - Metallic","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Aura Pro in \u003cstrong\u003eLunar\u003c\/strong\u003e is a limited metallic colourway of Friday Pickleball's Gen 4 power paddle. Full foam, built for bigger drives and serves, and still with far more feel than most paddles in its class. The deep purple finish and metallic edge guard catch the light on every swing. One run only: once it's gone, it's gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLunar metallic colourway:\u003c\/strong\u003e Friday run Lunar as one of their limited metallic kits, a deep purple finish over the standard Aura Pro build rather than a different paddle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoud, poppy and explosive, in Friday's words:\u003c\/strong\u003e that is their pitch rather than our bench test, and the construction behind it is a floating EPP foam core inside a double-thermoformed carbon frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eT700 raw carbon face:\u003c\/strong\u003e the raw peel-ply texture is what bites the ball on a topspin roll, and Friday specify T700 for the face across the whole Aura Pro platform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for the baseline:\u003c\/strong\u003e at swing weight 116 on a 16.5 inch body, it rewards a player who drives and counters rather than one who wants the lightest possible hands in a fast exchange.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the standard Aura plays soft and forgiving, the Aura Pro plays fast and direct. 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. Pickleball Effect measured about 2,050 RPM of spin from the Aura Pro out of the box, which is strong for a peel-ply carbon face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e1 × Friday Aura Pro paddle (Lunar, Metallic Purple Limited Edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy buy from Pickld\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFast Australian shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30-day no-quibble return on factory-fresh paddles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickup available on the North Shore of Sydney (Mt Colah)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickld is an authorised Friday reseller in Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacked by Friday's 6-month manufacturer warranty against defects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant the same build without the limited finish? The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/friday-pickleball-aura-pro-elongated-16mm\"\u003estandard Aura Pro Elongated\u003c\/a\u003e is the regular-run version, and the softer \u003ca href=\"\/products\/friday-aura-pickleball-paddle-hybrid-16mm\"\u003estandard Aura\u003c\/a\u003e is the control side of the family. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/friday-aura-aura-pro-review-australia-2026\"\u003eAura and Aura Pro comparison\u003c\/a\u003e covers which one suits which game, the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/paddle-finder\"\u003epaddle finder\u003c\/a\u003e sorts it in a few questions, and the whole lineup sits in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/friday-pickleball\"\u003eFriday collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friday","offers":[{"title":"Summer Eclipse","offer_id":44814933196851,"sku":"FRI-AURAP-ECLIPSE","price":290.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4899\/3587\/files\/ProductImage-FridayEnlongatedEclipesMetallic.jpg?v=1788413964","url":"https:\/\/pickld.com.au\/products\/friday-aura-pro-elongated-16mm-pickleball-paddle-summer-eclipse-limited-edition","provider":"Pickld","version":"1.0","type":"link"}