BIRD Pickleball Paddles
- Approved paddles
- 3
- First approval
- Jun 1, 2023
- Latest approval
- Sep 6, 2023
- On the list, all time
- 3
- includes decertified and removed
Core material
Listed for only 1 of 3 approved paddles, too few for percentages.
Core thickness
Not listed yet.
Shape
- Elongated: 1
Counts only: shape is stated for just 1 of 3 approved paddles, from explicit wording on the official listing or in the model name.
All approved BIRD paddles
| Model | Core | Thickness | Shape | Face | Approved | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kestrel | Polypropylene honeycomb | Not listed | Elongated | Raw carbon | Sep 6, 2023 | |
| Ball Hawk | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Jun 1, 2023 | |
| Falcon Elite | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Jun 1, 2023 |
- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- Not listed
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Sep 6, 2023
- Core:
- Not listed
- Thickness:
- Not listed
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Not listed
- Approved:
- Jun 1, 2023
- Core:
- Not listed
- Thickness:
- Not listed
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Not listed
- Approved:
- Jun 1, 2023
Source: USA Pickleball Approved Equipment List. Specs not on the official list show as "Not listed" until we verify them.