Core material
Foam-Core Pickleball Paddles
Foam cores, such as EVA, EPP or PU foam, are the newest major construction. Brands use foam to add pop and a more even response across the face than honeycomb alone. Feel varies a lot by foam type and design, so compare thickness and shape too.
By the numbers
- Approved paddles
- 362
- Share of paddles
- 10%
- of the 3,499 approved paddles with a listed core material
- Brands
- 154
- Approved list total
- 5,398
362 of the 3,499 approved paddles with a listed core material are foam core paddles (10%). Computed live from the database; 1,899 of 5,398 approved paddles don't have this spec listed yet.
Top brands
- Selkirk Sport20 · 6%
- Ronbus16 · 4%
- Crbn12 · 3%
- Vatic Pro10 · 3%
- Diadem Sports9 · 2%
- GRÜVN8 · 2%
- NOX7 · 2%
- RPM Pickleball7 · 2%
Trend by approval year
| Year | Paddles | Share of that year* |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0% |
| 2024 | 13 | 1% |
| 2025 | 125 | 14% |
| 2026 | 221 | 45% |
* Of that year's approved paddles with a listed core material.
All foam core paddles
Filter these in the database| Brand | Model | Core | Thickness | Shape | Face | Approved | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.O.A.T. Paddle | Presidential 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 29, 2026 | |
| Maverix Pickleball | Havik - 2 | Foam | 15 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 29, 2026 | |
| Standout Pickleball | CF BLACK ABSOLUTE | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Carbon fiber | Jan 29, 2026 | |
| Obelisk Pickleball | Horizon Gen5 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jan 29, 2026 | |
| seaens | LANCE-A-G4-ULTRAFOAM | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 26, 2026 | |
| Pickleball Apes | Joy S+ | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Kevlar / aramid | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| Paddletek | Honey Foam Reserve 14MM | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| TAI YI | T-One Pro | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| KOBO | Hydro 14mm | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| Legacy Pickleball, LLC. | Havoc | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Kevlar / aramid | Jan 19, 2026 | |
| Legacy Pickleball, LLC. | Ghost | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jan 19, 2026 | |
| Enflexy | Noir Prime x1 | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 19, 2026 | |
| Chorus | Coda (H) | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 18, 2026 | |
| RPM Pickleball | Q2 Elongated 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Elongated | Carbon fiber | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| RPM Pickleball | Q2 Widebody 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| Friday | FL-E-FOAM-K-N | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| GRÜVN | LAZR-16S Full Foam | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| GRÜVN | LAZR-16HD Full Foam | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Hybrid blend | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| GRÜVN | MUVN-16S Full Foam | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| GRÜVN | MUVN-16X Full Foam | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| Six Zero | Black Opal RCD-E 14mm | Foam | 14 mm | Elongated | Carbon fiber | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| Gherkin | Draco | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Raw carbon | Dec 31, 2025 | |
| SLK By Selkirk | Fury 2.0 Widebody | Foam | 14 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Dec 31, 2025 | |
| SLK By Selkirk | Dauntless Elongated | Foam | 16 mm | Elongated | Carbon fiber | Dec 31, 2025 | |
| SLK By Selkirk | Dauntless Widebody | Foam | 16 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Dec 31, 2025 | |
| TAI YI | T-Zero Pro | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Dunlop | AG-Three V1.0 | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 30, 2025 | |
| STIGA Sports AB | AIM CS 16 Elongated | Foam | 16 mm | Elongated | Kevlar / aramid | Dec 29, 2025 | |
| PaddleTap Pickleball | DNA Power Series Foam Core 14mm (Elongated) | Foam | 14 mm | Elongated | Hybrid blend | Dec 20, 2025 | |
| Enflexy | truefoam&titanium | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 20, 2025 | |
| PICKLE POPPERS | POP N Pink | Foam | 15.2 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 20, 2025 | |
| Paddletek | Honey Foam Reserve 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| Dinkly | Fusion | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| Luzz | PRO-BLADE 2 | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| KOBO | Scorch 14mm | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| Flik | FLiK F3 Standard | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| Flik | FLiK F3 Elongated | Foam | 16 mm | Elongated | Carbon fiber | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Poach Pickleball | Rocket | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Wilson | Vesper SF Control 17 | Foam | 16.2 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 14, 2025 | |
| Mark | 02R3 KinetiCore | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 14, 2025 | |
| Enhance Pickleball | DUO Widebody | Foam | 16 mm | Widebody | Raw carbon | Dec 14, 2025 | |
| Spartus | P1 Hybrid | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Carbon fiber | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| Holbrook | FUZE 16mm Widebody | Foam | 16 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| Holbrook | FUZE 16mm Hybrid | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Carbon fiber | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| XenonPaddle | PP16 | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| Volair | Shift EL 14mm | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| Volair | Shift HYB 14mm | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| Gearbox | GBX Hybrid 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Carbon fiber | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| PaddleTap Pickleball | DNA Power Series Foam Core 14mm | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| Wilson | Vesper SF Power 14 | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Dec 5, 2025 |
G.O.A.T. Paddle
Presidential 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 29, 2026
Maverix Pickleball
Havik - 2- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 15 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 29, 2026
Standout Pickleball
CF BLACK ABSOLUTE- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 29, 2026
Obelisk Pickleball
Horizon Gen5 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jan 29, 2026
seaens
LANCE-A-G4-ULTRAFOAM- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 26, 2026
Pickleball Apes
Joy S+- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Kevlar / aramid
- Approved:
- Jan 21, 2026
Paddletek
Honey Foam Reserve 14MM- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 21, 2026
TAI YI
T-One Pro- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 21, 2026
KOBO
Hydro 14mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Jan 21, 2026
Legacy Pickleball, LLC.
Havoc- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Kevlar / aramid
- Approved:
- Jan 19, 2026
Legacy Pickleball, LLC.
Ghost- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jan 19, 2026
Enflexy
Noir Prime x1- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 19, 2026
Chorus
Coda (H)- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 18, 2026
RPM Pickleball
Q2 Elongated 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 16, 2026
RPM Pickleball
Q2 Widebody 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 16, 2026
Friday
FL-E-FOAM-K-N- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 13, 2026
GRÜVN
LAZR-16S Full Foam- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Jan 7, 2026
GRÜVN
LAZR-16HD Full Foam- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Jan 7, 2026
GRÜVN
MUVN-16S Full Foam- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jan 7, 2026
GRÜVN
MUVN-16X Full Foam- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jan 7, 2026
Six Zero
Black Opal RCD-E 14mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 6, 2026
Gherkin
Draco- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 31, 2025
SLK By Selkirk
Fury 2.0 Widebody- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 31, 2025
SLK By Selkirk
Dauntless Elongated- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 31, 2025
SLK By Selkirk
Dauntless Widebody- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 31, 2025
TAI YI
T-Zero Pro- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 31, 2025
Dunlop
AG-Three V1.0- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 30, 2025
STIGA Sports AB
AIM CS 16 Elongated- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Kevlar / aramid
- Approved:
- Dec 29, 2025
PaddleTap Pickleball
DNA Power Series Foam Core 14mm (Elongated)- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Dec 20, 2025
Enflexy
truefoam&titanium- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 20, 2025
PICKLE POPPERS
POP N Pink- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 15.2 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 20, 2025
Paddletek
Honey Foam Reserve 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 19, 2025
Dinkly
Fusion- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 19, 2025
Luzz
PRO-BLADE 2- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 18, 2025
KOBO
Scorch 14mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Dec 18, 2025
Flik
FLiK F3 Standard- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 17, 2025
- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 15, 2025
Poach Pickleball
Rocket- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 15, 2025
Wilson
Vesper SF Control 17- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16.2 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 14, 2025
Mark
02R3 KinetiCore- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 14, 2025
Enhance Pickleball
DUO Widebody- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 14, 2025
Spartus
P1 Hybrid- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 12, 2025
Holbrook
FUZE 16mm Widebody- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 11, 2025
Holbrook
FUZE 16mm Hybrid- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 11, 2025
XenonPaddle
PP16- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 11, 2025
Volair
Shift EL 14mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 5, 2025
Volair
Shift HYB 14mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 5, 2025
Gearbox
GBX Hybrid 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 5, 2025
PaddleTap Pickleball
DNA Power Series Foam Core 14mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Dec 5, 2025
Wilson
Vesper SF Power 14- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Dec 5, 2025
Source: USA Pickleball Approved Equipment List. Specs not on the official list show as "Not listed" until we verify them.