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PaddleTap Pickleball Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
10
First approval
Jun 20, 2022
Latest approval
Dec 20, 2025
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

  • Elongated: 2

Counts only: shape is stated for just 2 of 10 approved paddles, from explicit wording on the official listing or in the model name.

All approved PaddleTap Pickleball paddles

  • DNA Power Series Hypercore 16mm (Elongated)
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Dec 20, 2025
  • DNA Power Series Foam Core 14mm (Elongated)
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Dec 20, 2025
  • DNA Power Series Hypercore 16mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Dec 5, 2025
  • DNA Power Series Foam Core 14mm
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Dec 5, 2025
  • DNA 14mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 28, 2024
  • DNA 16mm
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Nov 29, 2023
  • SPS 1000 - XL
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jun 20, 2022
  • SPS Kodachi - XL
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jun 20, 2022
  • SPS 1000
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jun 20, 2022
  • SPS Kodachi
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jun 20, 2022

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