Core thickness
16mm Pickleball Paddles
A 16 mm core is the most common choice for control-oriented play. The extra depth absorbs more impact, which tends to make dinks and resets easier to keep low, with a little less pop than thinner paddles.
By the numbers
- Approved paddles
- 2,272
- Share of paddles
- 52%
- of the 4,365 approved paddles with a listed core thickness
- Brands
- 826
- Approved list total
- 5,398
2,272 of the 4,365 approved paddles with a listed core thickness are 16 mm core paddles (52%). Computed live from the database; 1,033 of 5,398 approved paddles don't have this spec listed yet.
Top brands
- JOOLA42 · 2%
- GRÜVN36 · 2%
- Honolulu Pickleball Company33 · 1%
- Selkirk32 · 1%
- Vatic Pro27 · 1%
- Pickleball Apes21 · 1%
- ProXR Pickleball21 · 1%
- 11six2420 · 1%
Trend by approval year
| Year | Paddles | Share of that year* |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | 11% |
| 2022 | 142 | 34% |
| 2023 | 409 | 45% |
| 2024 | 752 | 59% |
| 2025 | 549 | 62% |
| 2026 | 382 | 78% |
* Of that year's approved paddles with a listed core thickness.
All 16 mm core paddles
Filter these in the database| Brand | Model | Core | Thickness | Shape | Face | Approved | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vatic Pro | V-Sol Pro V7 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| Vatic Pro | V-Sol Pro V7 LH 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| Friday | FRIDAY-LABS-102W-B | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Widebody | Carbon fiber | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| Jogarbola | SOLUS | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| Ronbus | Quanta R3.16 | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| Ronbus | Quanta R2.16 | Foam | 16 mm | Widebody | Raw carbon | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| Ronbus | Quanta R1.16 | Foam | 16 mm | Elongated | Raw carbon | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| JOOLA | Scorpeus Double Vision 16mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| JOOLA | Hyperion Double Vision 16mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| Bread and Butter Pickleball Company | Loco Standard 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Aug 18, 2025 | |
| Bread and Butter Pickleball Company | Loco Hybrid 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Raw carbon | Aug 18, 2025 | |
| Helios | Flare | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 18, 2025 | |
| Helios | Sol | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 18, 2025 | |
| Vatic Pro | V-Sol Pro Flash 16mm SH | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 14, 2025 | |
| Diadem Sports | Edge BluCore 16mm Pro | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 14, 2025 | |
| PicklePaddle | Lab003 | Foam + honeycomb hybrid | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 14, 2025 | |
| TOCO | EVOL | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Aug 14, 2025 | |
| Arronax | DELTFORCE F1 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 13, 2025 | |
| Arronax | Tornado T1 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 13, 2025 | |
| Ronbus | Quanta R5.16 | Foam | 16 mm | Widebody | Raw carbon | Aug 11, 2025 | |
| Honolulu Pickleball Company | Sword & Shield J7NF | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 11, 2025 | |
| Honolulu Pickleball Company | Sword & Shield J3NF | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 11, 2025 | |
| Better Body Sports | Ultraspin Fiery | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 11, 2025 | |
| Trueform Sports | TFX-001 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Aug 11, 2025 | |
| Zcebra | GAZELLE | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 11, 2025 | |
| BURK | Advance | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Fiberglass | Aug 11, 2025 | |
| Thrive | Project Fury EL | Polypropylene honeycomb | 15.5 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Aug 10, 2025 | |
| Mark | 01XR2 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Hybrid | Carbon fiber | Aug 6, 2025 | |
| Sypik | Avatar Ultimate Pro Tour | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Aug 6, 2025 | |
| Bread and Butter Pickleball Company | Loco Elongated 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Elongated | Raw carbon | Aug 5, 2025 | |
| Luzz | PRO-4 TORNAZO | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Aug 4, 2025 | |
| Element 6 (E6) | Zephyr | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Aug 2, 2025 | |
| Srikel | AURA Series 16mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| Huruhara | Skoll | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| Beyond Measure Pickleball Company | RONIN | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| Callaway | Inertia | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Other | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| Dynasty Brand | Foam Legend Future Series | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Hybrid blend | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| EdgeTech | Cosmos | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| Ludi | Pro Series - A1 Power | Polypropylene honeycomb | 15.5 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| Vigobon | V-04C | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Other | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| Hot Kitchen Pickleball | Hot Kitchen Dink | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Raw carbon | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| Ronbus | Quanta R4.16 | Foam | 16 mm | Hybrid | Raw carbon | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| PicklePaddle | Lab001 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| Facolos | Pro Series Hybrid E | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Hybrid | Raw carbon | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| JOOLA | Perseus Double Vision 16mm | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jul 28, 2025 | |
| YVmove | STORM 008 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jul 28, 2025 | |
| Enhance Pickleball | Gen 4.5 Elongated | Foam | 16 mm | Elongated | Raw carbon | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| Babolat | RBEL 2025 | Polypropylene honeycomb | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| Vatic Pro | V-Sol Flash LH 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jul 18, 2025 | |
| Vatic Pro | V-Sol V7 LH 16mm | Foam | 16 mm | Not listed | Carbon fiber | Jul 18, 2025 |
Vatic Pro
V-Sol Pro V7 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 26, 2025
Vatic Pro
V-Sol Pro V7 LH 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 26, 2025
Friday
FRIDAY-LABS-102W-B- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 26, 2025
Jogarbola
SOLUS- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 26, 2025
Ronbus
Quanta R3.16- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 19, 2025
Ronbus
Quanta R2.16- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 19, 2025
Ronbus
Quanta R1.16- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 19, 2025
- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 19, 2025
- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 19, 2025
Bread and Butter Pickleball Company
Loco Standard 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 18, 2025
Bread and Butter Pickleball Company
Loco Hybrid 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 18, 2025
Helios
Flare- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 18, 2025
Helios
Sol- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 18, 2025
Vatic Pro
V-Sol Pro Flash 16mm SH- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 14, 2025
Diadem Sports
Edge BluCore 16mm Pro- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 14, 2025
PicklePaddle
Lab003- Core:
- Foam + honeycomb hybrid
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 14, 2025
TOCO
EVOL- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 14, 2025
Arronax
DELTFORCE F1- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 13, 2025
Arronax
Tornado T1- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 13, 2025
Ronbus
Quanta R5.16- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Widebody
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 11, 2025
Honolulu Pickleball Company
Sword & Shield J7NF- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 11, 2025
Honolulu Pickleball Company
Sword & Shield J3NF- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 11, 2025
Better Body Sports
Ultraspin Fiery- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 11, 2025
Trueform Sports
TFX-001- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 11, 2025
Zcebra
GAZELLE- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 11, 2025
BURK
Advance- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Fiberglass
- Approved:
- Aug 11, 2025
Thrive
Project Fury EL- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 15.5 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Aug 10, 2025
Mark
01XR2- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 6, 2025
- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 6, 2025
Bread and Butter Pickleball Company
Loco Elongated 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 5, 2025
Luzz
PRO-4 TORNAZO- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Aug 4, 2025
Element 6 (E6)
Zephyr- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 2, 2025
Srikel
AURA Series 16mm- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Aug 1, 2025
Huruhara
Skoll- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jul 30, 2025
Beyond Measure Pickleball Company
RONIN- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jul 30, 2025
Callaway
Inertia- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Other
- Approved:
- Jul 30, 2025
Dynasty Brand
Foam Legend Future Series- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Hybrid blend
- Approved:
- Jul 30, 2025
EdgeTech
Cosmos- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jul 30, 2025
- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 15.5 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jul 30, 2025
Vigobon
V-04C- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Other
- Approved:
- Jul 30, 2025
Hot Kitchen Pickleball
Hot Kitchen Dink- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jul 30, 2025
Ronbus
Quanta R4.16- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jul 29, 2025
PicklePaddle
Lab001- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jul 29, 2025
Facolos
Pro Series Hybrid E- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Hybrid
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jul 29, 2025
- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jul 28, 2025
YVmove
STORM 008- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jul 28, 2025
Enhance Pickleball
Gen 4.5 Elongated- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Elongated
- Face:
- Raw carbon
- Approved:
- Jul 23, 2025
Babolat
RBEL 2025- Core:
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jul 22, 2025
Vatic Pro
V-Sol Flash LH 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jul 18, 2025
Vatic Pro
V-Sol V7 LH 16mm- Core:
- Foam
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Shape:
- Not listed
- Face:
- Carbon fiber
- Approved:
- Jul 18, 2025
Source: USA Pickleball Approved Equipment List. Specs not on the official list show as "Not listed" until we verify them.