Core material
Hybrid Foam and Honeycomb Core Paddles
Hybrid cores combine a honeycomb structure with foam, usually foam-filled cells or a foam perimeter. The goal is honeycomb's softness with extra pop or stability from the foam.
By the numbers
- Approved paddles
- 177
- Brands
- 92
- Approved list total
- 5,398
Core material is listed for only 2,997 of 5,398 approved paddles, too few for a reliable percentage, so we show counts only.
Top brands
- GRÜVN10 · 6%
- HONOLULU PICKLEBALL COMPANY10 · 6%
- Enhance Pickleball6 · 3%
- HEAD5 · 3%
- Mint5 · 3%
- Wilson5 · 3%
- Gherkin4 · 2%
- Holbrook4 · 2%
Trend by approval year
| Year | Paddles |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 76 |
| 2026 | 69 |
All hybrid foam + honeycomb core paddles
Filter these in the database| Brand | Model | Core | Thickness | Shape | Face | Approved | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vetra | Project Halo | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Mar 13, 2026 | |
| CPX | HYPER | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Feb 27, 2026 | |
| Mission First | Protos | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| UVO | UI-990 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Kevlar / aramid | Feb 16, 2026 | |
| Enhance Pickleball | MPP Turbo Elongated 16mm | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Elongated | Raw carbon | Feb 12, 2026 | |
| KENKO | PROJECT Santé | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Feb 12, 2026 | |
| Acsion | Sirius-A | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Feb 12, 2026 | |
| HEAD | Boom PRO EX15 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 15 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| Manalo | Primo T700 16mm | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Hybrid | Raw carbon | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| Speedup | Tide 14S | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| Speedup | Tide 14H | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| HONOLULU PICKLEBALL COMPANY | J3CR | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| HEAD | Gravity PRO EX15 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 15 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| Pikbain | DAYA MIRAGE | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 29, 2026 | |
| PACT | Teflon evolve 16 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| SIO | sweat it out | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| Speedup | Tide 14L | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| HONOLULU PICKLEBALL COMPANY | J2CR | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| Revolin | Marq Pure | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 12 mm | Not listed | Fiberglass | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| Gherkin | Draco | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Hybrid | Raw carbon | Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Uplift/Uplift Pickleball Company | Mensa | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Widebody | Raw carbon | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| Mission First | ETHOS | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 14, 2025 | |
| NXTgen Sports Inc. | Eclipse E | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 14, 2025 | |
| Protech XP | VALOR RAW CARBON EDITION | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Dec 14, 2025 | |
| HONOLULU PICKLEBALL COMPANY | J6CR | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| SLAMOPUS | CORE X | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| Warping Point | RAINBOW | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Nov 30, 2025 | |
| Bravixs | Vortyx | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Nov 24, 2025 | |
| TRINEX | TURBONIC | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Nov 24, 2025 | |
| ARRONAX | KVL004 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Nov 21, 2025 | |
| KiwiLabs Pickleball | Dwell Pop | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| Wilson | Vesper Lite 14 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 13.5 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| Uplift/Uplift Pickleball Company | Cetus (Elongated) | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Elongated | Raw carbon | Nov 14, 2025 | |
| Babolat | Wizard Pro | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 20 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Nov 13, 2025 | |
| Babolat | Striker Pro | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 13 mm | Not listed | Kevlar / aramid | Nov 13, 2025 | |
| HEROE'S SRL | POWER | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Nov 11, 2025 | |
| HEROE'S SRL | TECHNICAL | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Other | Nov 11, 2025 | |
| Six Zero | Coral RCD-E 16MM | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Elongated | Carbon fiber | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| Six Zero | Coral RCD-W 16MM | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| Dunlop | CR-THREE V1.0 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 15 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Nov 6, 2025 | |
| Protech XP | VALOR PRO | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| MARLOSPORT | SiberianPRO 14 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 14 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Nov 3, 2025 | |
| Wilson | Vesper Power 17 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16.3 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Oct 27, 2025 | |
| HEAD | Radical PRO15 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 15 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 22, 2025 | |
| HEAD | Radical PRO EX15 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 15 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 22, 2025 | |
| Gearbox | GBX Power Elongated 16mm | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Elongated | Carbon fiber | Oct 15, 2025 | |
| PicklePaddle | Lab003+ | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 9, 2025 | |
| PicklePaddle | Lab005 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 14 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| Gherkin | Wraith S | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Sep 28, 2025 | |
| Gherkin | Wraith E | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Sep 28, 2025 |
Vetra
Project Halo- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Mar 13, 2026
CPX
HYPER- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Feb 27, 2026
Mission First
Protos- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Feb 20, 2026
UVO
UI-990- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Kevlar / aramid
- Approved:
- Feb 16, 2026
Enhance Pickleball
MPP Turbo Elongated 16mm- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Feb 12, 2026
KENKO
PROJECT Santé- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Feb 12, 2026
Acsion
Sirius-A- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Feb 12, 2026
HEAD
Boom PRO EX15- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 15 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Feb 10, 2026
Manalo
Primo T700 16mm- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Feb 10, 2026
Speedup
Tide 14S- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Feb 9, 2026
Speedup
Tide 14H- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Feb 9, 2026
HONOLULU PICKLEBALL COMPANY
J3CR- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Feb 4, 2026
HEAD
Gravity PRO EX15- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 15 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Feb 2, 2026
Pikbain
DAYA MIRAGE- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 29, 2026
PACT
Teflon evolve 16- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jan 21, 2026
SIO
sweat it out- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Jan 21, 2026
Speedup
Tide 14L- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 13, 2026
HONOLULU PICKLEBALL COMPANY
J2CR- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jan 13, 2026
Revolin
Marq Pure- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 12 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Fiberglass
- Approved:
- Jan 9, 2026
Gherkin
Draco- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 31, 2025
Uplift/Uplift Pickleball Company
Mensa- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 15, 2025
Mission First
ETHOS- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 14, 2025
NXTgen Sports Inc.
Eclipse E- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 14, 2025
Protech XP
VALOR RAW CARBON EDITION- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 14, 2025
HONOLULU PICKLEBALL COMPANY
J6CR- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Dec 11, 2025
SLAMOPUS
CORE X- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Dec 1, 2025
Warping Point
RAINBOW- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 30, 2025
Bravixs
Vortyx- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 24, 2025
TRINEX
TURBONIC- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Nov 24, 2025
ARRONAX
KVL004- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 21, 2025
KiwiLabs Pickleball
Dwell Pop- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 20, 2025
Wilson
Vesper Lite 14- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 13.5 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Nov 19, 2025
Uplift/Uplift Pickleball Company
Cetus (Elongated)- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Nov 14, 2025
Babolat
Wizard Pro- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 20 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 13, 2025
Babolat
Striker Pro- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 13 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Kevlar / aramid
- Approved:
- Nov 13, 2025
HEROE'S SRL
POWER- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Nov 11, 2025
HEROE'S SRL
TECHNICAL- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Other
- Approved:
- Nov 11, 2025
Six Zero
Coral RCD-E 16MM- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 7, 2025
Six Zero
Coral RCD-W 16MM- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 7, 2025
Dunlop
CR-THREE V1.0- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 15 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 6, 2025
Protech XP
VALOR PRO- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Nov 4, 2025
MARLOSPORT
SiberianPRO 14- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Nov 3, 2025
Wilson
Vesper Power 17- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16.3 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Oct 27, 2025
HEAD
Radical PRO15- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 15 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 22, 2025
HEAD
Radical PRO EX15- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 15 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 22, 2025
Gearbox
GBX Power Elongated 16mm- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 15, 2025
PicklePaddle
Lab003+- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 9, 2025
PicklePaddle
Lab005- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Sep 30, 2025
Gherkin
Wraith S- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Sep 28, 2025
Gherkin
Wraith E- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Sep 28, 2025
Source: USA Pickleball Approved Equipment List. Specs not on the official list show as "Not listed" until we verify them.