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Element 6 Pickleball Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
7
First approval
May 16, 2023
Latest approval
Aug 2, 2025
On the list, all time
7
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Of 5 approved paddles with a listed core

  • Polypropylene honeycomb3 · 60%
  • Foam2 · 40%

Core thickness

Of 5 approved paddles with a listed thickness

  • 16 mm4 · 80%
  • 14 mm1 · 20%

Shape

  • Hybrid: 1

Counts only: shape is stated for just 1 of 7 approved paddles, from explicit wording on the official listing or in the model name.

All approved Element 6 Pickleball paddles

  • Zephyr
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    Aug 2, 2025
  • Surtr
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    May 27, 2025
  • Incendio
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    May 7, 2025
  • Fuego
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    Jan 7, 2025
  • Torrent
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Kevlar / aramid
    Approved:
    Jun 20, 2024
  • Ebb
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Nov 22, 2023
  • Flow
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    May 16, 2023

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