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Element 6 (E6) Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
11
First approval
Sep 1, 2022
Latest approval
Aug 2, 2025
On the list, all time
11
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Of 11 approved paddles with a listed core

  • Polypropylene honeycomb9 · 82%
  • Foam2 · 18%

Core thickness

Of 11 approved paddles with a listed thickness

  • 16 mm8 · 73%
  • 13 mm2 · 18%
  • 14 mm1 · 9%

Shape

  • Hybrid: 1

Counts only: shape is stated for just 1 of 11 approved paddles, from explicit wording on the official listing or in the model name.

All approved Element 6 (E6) 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:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    Nov 22, 2023
  • Flow
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    May 16, 2023
  • 16s
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    Dec 28, 2022
  • 13s
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    13 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    Nov 25, 2022
  • 16e
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    Nov 25, 2022
  • 13e
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    13 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Sep 1, 2022

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