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Alpha Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
10
First approval
May 1, 2022
Latest approval
Oct 24, 2024
On the list, all time
10
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Listed for only 5 of 10 approved paddles, too few for percentages.

Core thickness

Listed for only 5 of 10 approved paddles, too few for percentages.

Shape

Not stated on the official listings.

All approved Alpha paddles

  • Meta
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Oct 24, 2024
  • Slipstream 8.0 Aramid
    Core:
    Other
    Thickness:
    17 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Aug 7, 2024
  • Solaris
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jun 11, 2024
  • Delta XL
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Kevlar / aramid
    Approved:
    Jun 11, 2024
  • Zero Gravity 14mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jun 9, 2024
  • Slipstream 8.0
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Dec 22, 2023
  • S
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Apr 20, 2023
  • Sonic XL
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Dec 28, 2022
  • Sonic
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    May 1, 2022
  • Zero Gravity
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    May 1, 2022

Source: USA Pickleball Approved Equipment List. Specs not on the official list show as "Not listed" until we verify them.