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Thrive Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
11
First approval
Jul 18, 2023
Latest approval
Jul 5, 2026
On the list, all time
11
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Of 9 approved paddles with a listed core

  • Polypropylene honeycomb6 · 67%
  • Foam3 · 33%

Core thickness

Of 9 approved paddles with a listed thickness

  • 16 mm8 · 89%
  • 15 mm1 · 11%

Shape

  • Hybrid: 2
  • Elongated: 2

Counts only: shape is stated for just 4 of 11 approved paddles, from explicit wording on the official listing or in the model name.

All approved Thrive paddles

  • Ignite Elongated Arc
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    15.5 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Jul 5, 2026
  • Ignite Elongated
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    15.5 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Jul 5, 2026
  • Ignite Hybrid
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    15.5 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Mar 20, 2026
  • Project Fury EL
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    15.5 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Aug 10, 2025
  • Project Fury HY
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    15.5 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Jul 18, 2025
  • Smoke
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14.5 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Jan 15, 2025
  • SURGE
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    Feb 7, 2024
  • AZUL
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Jan 23, 2024
  • BLACKOUT
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Fiberglass
    Approved:
    Jan 9, 2024
  • RUSH
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jul 18, 2023
  • THREAT
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jul 18, 2023

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