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Speedup Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
7
First approval
Aug 9, 2023
Latest approval
Feb 9, 2026
On the list, all time
7
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Of 5 approved paddles with a listed core

  • Foam + honeycomb hybrid3 · 60%
  • Polypropylene honeycomb2 · 40%

Core thickness

Of 5 approved paddles with a listed thickness

  • 14 mm3 · 60%
  • 16 mm2 · 40%

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 Speedup paddles

  • Tide 14S
    Core:
    Foam + honeycomb hybrid
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 9, 2026
  • Tide 14H
    Core:
    Foam + honeycomb hybrid
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Feb 9, 2026
  • Tide 14L
    Core:
    Foam + honeycomb hybrid
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Jan 13, 2026
  • Cryo 16
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Kevlar / aramid
    Approved:
    Oct 9, 2024
  • Pyro 16
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Kevlar / aramid
    Approved:
    Oct 4, 2024
  • Ice 16
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Aug 9, 2023
  • Fire 14
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Aug 9, 2023

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