Face material
Carbon Fiber Pickleball Paddles
Carbon fiber faces are stiff and light, generally favoring control and a consistent response across the face.
By the numbers
- Approved paddles
- 1,998
- Share of paddles
- 48%
- of the 4,120 approved paddles with a listed face material
- Brands
- 716
- Approved list total
- 5,398
1,998 of the 4,120 approved paddles with a listed face material are carbon fiber face paddles (48%). Computed live from the database; 1,278 of 5,398 approved paddles don't have this spec listed yet.
Top brands
- JOOLA78 · 4%
- Selkirk41 · 2%
- Franklin Sports40 · 2%
- Vatic Pro38 · 2%
- Engage Pickleball31 · 2%
- SLK By Selkirk27 · 1%
- Gearbox24 · 1%
- HEAD23 · 1%
Trend by approval year
| Year | Paddles | Share of that year* |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 185 | 41% |
| 2023 | 482 | 49% |
| 2024 | 617 | 48% |
| 2025 | 452 | 50% |
| 2026 | 262 | 54% |
* Of that year's approved paddles with a listed face material.
All carbon fiber face paddles
Filter these in the database| Brand | Model | Core | Thickness | Shape | Face | Approved | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flik | F3 Hybrid | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Carbon fiber | Nov 1, 2025 | |
| Li Ning | HYPERPOWER 90X 16MM | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 30, 2025 | |
| Li Ning | HYPERPOWER 90C 16MM | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 30, 2025 | |
| Zusset | ULTIMATE | Other | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 30, 2025 | |
| CirrusCloud | CLOUD-GS1 | Aramid / Nomex honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 30, 2025 | |
| Trident | Momentum 100 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 30, 2025 | |
| Selkirk | T | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 29, 2025 | |
| SLK By Selkirk | Geo Elongated | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Elongated | Carbon fiber | Oct 29, 2025 | |
| SLK By Selkirk | Geo Widebody | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Oct 29, 2025 | |
| Franklin Sports | Signature Carbon E 13mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 13 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| Holbrook | MAV | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 24, 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 | |
| Wild Monkeys | Falcon | Polypropylene honeycomb | 13.5 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 9, 2025 | |
| SLAPP Pickleball | SHO 16mm Edgeless | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| Dunlop | TT-Three V.10 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| Diadem Sports | Edge BluCore 14mm Pro | Foam | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| JOOLA | Perseus Astral | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| JOOLA | Perseus Pro V 16mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| JOOLA | Perseus Pro V 14mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| Paddex | Prime 1.0 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| JOOLA | Perseus CAS 16mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| Luzz | Pro-ZZ-Blade | Polypropylene honeycomb | 13 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| RPM Pickleball | Friction Pro Widebody 16mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| Nivia | K-3000 PRO | Polypropylene honeycomb | Not listed | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| Prokennex | Black Ace Avenger LG 11 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 11 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 24, 2025 | |
| Prokennex | Black Ace Avenger 11 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 11 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 24, 2025 | |
| Adidas | ADIPOWER PRO EDT 16 C | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| Mizuno USA | Acrostrike LX | Polypropylene honeycomb | 15.2 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| Six Zero | Coral RCD 16MM | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Hybrid | Carbon fiber | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| Propel Sport | Eclipse | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 19, 2025 | |
| Honolulu Pickleball Company | J6FC+ | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| Honolulu Pickleball Company | J6NF | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| Wika | Xvolt 16mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| Diadem Sports | Edge BluCore 14mm Hybrid | Foam | 14 mm | Hybrid | Carbon fiber | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| Adidas | Metalbone 4 14.5 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| Adidas | RX Carbon ATTK | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| Revpickleball | Radiance | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 12, 2025 | |
| Adidas | ADIPOWER PRO EDT 16 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 12, 2025 | |
| Franklin Sports | Signature Carbon T | Polypropylene honeycomb | 13 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 12, 2025 | |
| HEAD | Radical TOUR15 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 15 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| Selkirk | Project Boomstik Widebody Raw Carbon 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| Selkirk | Project Boomstik Elongated Raw Carbon 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Elongated | Carbon fiber | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| Precise | X5p | Polypropylene honeycomb | 15.3 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| Hudef | MAGE SCF1 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| Chorus | Phoenix SX | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 27, 2025 | |
| Chorus | Phoenix EX | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 27, 2025 | |
| Rooster Pickleball | Talon Series | Polypropylene honeycomb | 14 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 27, 2025 |
Flik
F3 Hybrid- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Nov 1, 2025
Li Ning
HYPERPOWER 90X 16MM- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 30, 2025
Li Ning
HYPERPOWER 90C 16MM- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 30, 2025
Zusset
ULTIMATE- Core:
- Other
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 30, 2025
CirrusCloud
CLOUD-GS1- Core:
- Aramid / Nomex honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 30, 2025
Trident
Momentum 100- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 30, 2025
Selkirk
T- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 29, 2025
SLK By Selkirk
Geo Elongated- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 29, 2025
SLK By Selkirk
Geo Widebody- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 29, 2025
Franklin Sports
Signature Carbon E 13mm- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 13 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 28, 2025
Holbrook
MAV- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 24, 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
Wild Monkeys
Falcon- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 13.5 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 9, 2025
SLAPP Pickleball
SHO 16mm Edgeless- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 8, 2025
Dunlop
TT-Three V.10- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 6, 2025
Diadem Sports
Edge BluCore 14mm Pro- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 1, 2025
JOOLA
Perseus Astral- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 1, 2025
JOOLA
Perseus Pro V 16mm- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 1, 2025
JOOLA
Perseus Pro V 14mm- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 1, 2025
Paddex
Prime 1.0- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Oct 1, 2025
JOOLA
Perseus CAS 16mm- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 30, 2025
Luzz
Pro-ZZ-Blade- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 13 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 26, 2025
RPM Pickleball
Friction Pro Widebody 16mm- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 26, 2025
Nivia
K-3000 PRO- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- Not listed
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 26, 2025
Prokennex
Black Ace Avenger LG 11- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 11 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 24, 2025
Prokennex
Black Ace Avenger 11- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 11 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 24, 2025
Adidas
ADIPOWER PRO EDT 16 C- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 23, 2025
Mizuno USA
Acrostrike LX- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 15.2 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 23, 2025
Six Zero
Coral RCD 16MM- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 23, 2025
Propel Sport
Eclipse- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 19, 2025
Honolulu Pickleball Company
J6FC+- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 17, 2025
Honolulu Pickleball Company
J6NF- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 17, 2025
Wika
Xvolt 16mm- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 17, 2025
Diadem Sports
Edge BluCore 14mm Hybrid- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 17, 2025
Adidas
Metalbone 4 14.5- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 16, 2025
Adidas
RX Carbon ATTK- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 16, 2025
Revpickleball
Radiance- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 12, 2025
Adidas
ADIPOWER PRO EDT 16- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 12, 2025
Franklin Sports
Signature Carbon T- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 13 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 12, 2025
HEAD
Radical TOUR15- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 15 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 10, 2025
- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 8, 2025
- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 8, 2025
Precise
X5p- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 15.3 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 8, 2025
Hudef
MAGE SCF1- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Sep 3, 2025
Chorus
Phoenix SX- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 27, 2025
Chorus
Phoenix EX- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 27, 2025
Rooster Pickleball
Talon Series- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 27, 2025
Source: USA Pickleball Approved Equipment List. Specs not on the official list show as "Not listed" until we verify them.