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RPM Pickleball Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
23
First approval
Aug 14, 2025
Latest approval
Oct 5, 2026
On the list, all time
23
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Of 23 approved paddles with a listed core

  • Polypropylene honeycomb16 · 70%
  • Foam7 · 30%

Core thickness

Of 23 approved paddles with a listed thickness

  • 16 mm12 · 52%
  • 14 mm10 · 43%
  • 15 mm1 · 4%

Shape

  • Elongated: 10
  • Widebody: 8
  • Hybrid: 3

Counts only: shape is stated for just 21 of 23 approved paddles, from explicit wording on the official listing or in the model name.

All approved RPM Pickleball paddles

  • Diesel 1 14mm Elongated
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Other
    Approved:
    Oct 5, 2026
  • Diesel 1 16mm Elongated
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Other
    Approved:
    Oct 5, 2026
  • Friction Pro V2 14mm Widebody
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jun 10, 2026
  • Friction Pro V2 16mm Widebody
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jun 10, 2026
  • Alt 1
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jun 9, 2026
  • Friction Pro V2 16mm Hybrid
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jun 9, 2026
  • Friction Pro V2 14mm Hybrid
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jun 9, 2026
  • Jade 16mm Elongated
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Apr 23, 2026
  • Q2 Hybrid 16mm
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Apr 20, 2026
  • Jade 14mm Elongated
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 26, 2026
  • Jade Widebody 14mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 26, 2026
  • Strike
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    15 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 26, 2026
  • Jade Widebody 16mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 19, 2026
  • Q2 Elongated 14mm
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 20, 2026
  • Jade Elongated 16mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 6, 2026
  • Q2 Widebody 14mm
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 3, 2026
  • Friction Pro 14mm Widebody
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jan 26, 2026
  • Q2 Elongated 16mm
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jan 16, 2026
  • Q2 Widebody 16mm
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jan 16, 2026
  • Friction Pro V2 Elongated 14mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Dec 31, 2025
  • Friction Pro V2 Elongated 16mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Dec 18, 2025
  • Friction Pro Widebody 16mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Widebody
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Sep 26, 2025
  • Friction Pro Elongated 14mm
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Aug 14, 2025

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