{"id":4206,"date":"2026-06-17T19:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/paddle\/rpm-friction-pro-v2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T06:40:56","slug":"rpm-friction-pro-v2","status":"publish","type":"paddle","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/paddle\/rpm-friction-pro-v2\/","title":{"rendered":"RPM Friction Pro V2 Review | A High-Spin Gen3 from Ignatowich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The RPM Friction Pro V2 is the flagship of a brand launched by pro James Ignatowich. With a rough carbon face, it balances some of the best spin and control in Gen3.<\/p>\n<h2>Spec Overview<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Spec<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brands<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/en\/brand\/rpm-pickleball\/\">RPM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Price<\/td>\n<td>$249.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Core Material<\/td>\n<td>Tri-density core (Gen3; foam perimeter)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Face material<\/td>\n<td>Carbon fiber (high-grit finish)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>7.8\u301c8.0oz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shape<\/td>\n<td>14 mm elongated \/ 16 mm elongated \/ 16 mm wide-body<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thickness<\/td>\n<td>14mm\uff0f16mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Handle length<\/td>\n<td>5.5&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<p>With a strongly rough carbon face and a long dwell time, it's easy to command the ball on drives, flicks, and speed-ups.<\/p>\n<p>With a feel that seems softer than the specs suggest, it has a high balance of spin, power, and control. You can choose from three shapes.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended for people like this<\/h3>\n<p>For intermediate-to-advanced players who seek top-level spin and handling.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/brand\/rpm-pickleball\/\">RPM brand introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reference Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickleheads.com\/pickleball-gear\/rpm-friction-pro-v2-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RPM Friction Pro V2\uff08Pickleheads\uff09<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thekitchenpickle.com\/blogs\/gear\/rpm-friction-pro-pickleball-paddle-review-specs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Kitchen review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pt-asof\"><small>*The prices, specs, etc. in this article are information as of June 2026. For the latest information, please check each official site and retailer.<\/small><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ssp_meta_description":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","pt_brand":"RPM","pt_price":"$249.99","pt_weight":"7.8\u301c8.0oz","pt_thick":"14mm\uff0f16mm","pt_shape":"\u30a8\u30ed\u30f3\u30b2\u30fc\u30c8","pt_core":"\u30c8\u30e9\u30a4\u30c7\u30f3\u30b7\u30c6\u30a3\u30fb\u30b3\u30a2\uff08Gen3\u30fb\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30e0\u5916\u5468\uff09","pt_face":"\u30ab\u30fc\u30dc\u30f3\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30d0\u30fc\uff08\u9ad8\u30b0\u30ea\u30c3\u30c8\u4ed5\u4e0a\u3052\uff09"},"categories":[],"tags":[],"brand_country":[164],"region":[1973],"brand_name":[2790],"class_list":["post-4206","paddle","type-paddle","status-publish","hentry","brand_country-usa","region-united-states","brand_name-bn-rpm-pickleball"],"acf":{"price_yen":"","weight_g":"","core_material":"","thickness_mm":"","level":false,"paddle_type":false,"editor_score":"","amazon_url":"","official_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paddle\/4206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paddle"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/paddle"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4206"},{"taxonomy":"brand_country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand_country?post=4206"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=4206"},{"taxonomy":"brand_name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand_name?post=4206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}