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Friday Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
17
First approval
Sep 23, 2023
Latest approval
Mar 18, 2026
On the list, all time
17
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Of 16 approved paddles with a listed core

  • Polypropylene honeycomb10 · 63%
  • Foam6 · 38%

Core thickness

Of 16 approved paddles with a listed thickness

  • 16 mm15 · 94%
  • 14 mm1 · 6%

Shape

  • Hybrid: 2
  • Widebody: 1

Counts only: shape is stated for just 3 of 17 approved paddles, from explicit wording on the official listing or in the model name.

All approved Friday paddles

  • FL-W-FOAM-K-N
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 18, 2026
  • FL-H-FOAM-K-N
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 18, 2026
  • FL-H-FOAM-M-N
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 3, 2026
  • FL-W-FOAM-M-N
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 3, 2026
  • FL-E-FOAM-M-N
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 2, 2026
  • FL-E-FOAM-K-N
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jan 13, 2026
  • FRIDAY-LABS-102-E-8
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Dec 13, 2025
  • FRIDAY-LABS-102W-B
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Aug 26, 2025
  • FRIDAY-LABS-10
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 26, 2025
  • FRIDAY-LABS-08
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 7, 2025
  • FRIDAY-LABS-07
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 7, 2025
  • FRIDAY-LABS-09
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 7, 2025
  • FRIDAY-LABS-05
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Oct 30, 2024
  • FRIDAY-LABS-04
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Sep 28, 2024
  • FRIDAY-LABS-03
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 23, 2024
  • FRIDAY-LABS-02
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 5, 2024
  • FRIDAY-LABS-01
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Sep 23, 2023

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