Refer to IFP Paddle Material Specifications
Complete Table of Test Results, May 2009 and Dates Below
Revised June 28th, 2015
Deflection (.001
inch)
Description
Coach Mo
The Sweet Spot (9-12-12)
The Sweet Spot Lite (9-12-12)
Courtside Sports
Triumph CSSTR (06-01-14)
Frank Wu
Apike Paddle Does not comply with the specification.
Hush! Paddle (Oct. 27, 2010) Samples
Hush! Paddle (Dec. 26, 2010) Does not comply
Note: Samples with a hard fiberglass surface were provided for
testing. The production version tested Dec. 26, 2010 has a softer,
flexible surface similar to the Apike.
Edgeless (2-27-12) Coated with fiberglass, very reflective.
Update 11-16-12: Edgeless with matte finish. Manufacturer has not
provided a paddle for testing. Update 12-8-12. Test of a player’s
paddle fails with measurements way out of acceptable limits.
3 Kg
(6.6 lb)
5 Kg
(11.0 lb)
0.5
1.5
1.0
2.0
2.5
3.0
26
2
19
37
4
27
2
4.5
21
3
9
34
Dink Sports
Dink D-101 (06-17-15)P
3
5
Dot Pickle Ball
Crush (5-19-12)
MAX (6-8-13)
Crush
0.5
1.5
2.0
1
2.5
3.0
Engage Pickleball
Ultra (4-29-15)
Poach (4-29-15)
Ultimate (4-29-15)
Spartan (4-29-15)
Encore (4-29-15)
3
4
2
1
5
5
6
4
3
8.5
E-TAP Tech
Eclipse (5-20-12)
2
4
Gamma Sports
Micron 04-29-15)
Fusion (04-29-15)
Atomic (04-29-15)
Ion (04-29-15)
Voltage (5-4-15)
3
2.5
4.5
4.5
3
5
4.5
8.5
8
6
Gear Box
GP-02 7oz. (6-28-15)
GP-02 8oz. (6-28-15)
GP-02 9oz. (6-28-15)
2
2
2
5
5
5
Harrow Sports
Torch (06-26-14) was originally called Elite
Icon (06-26-14)
Stealth (04-10-15)
P215 (04-10-15)
P220 (04-10-15)
P225 (04-10-15)
2
2
3.5
4
3.5
4.5
4
4
7
8
7
8
HighWin
Edgeless HighWin (06-26-14)
2
4
Intersport North America
Diadora Match Paddle Does Not Comply with Specification
Rocket (3-28-15)
35
4.5
46
8.5
Laser Sport Products
1402 (11-1-12)
1403 (11-1-12)
1404 (11-1-12)
4.5
2
3.5
5.5
2.5
5
Manta World Sport
Snow Bird Pro (12-8-12) This model has been discontinued
Manta Pro Team (12-8-12) This model has been discontinued
4.5
4.5
7
7
3
3
2
2
2
1
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
2
8
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
6
6
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REVOKE PADDLE AUTHORIZATION
The Snowbird Pro and Pro Team (foam core) paddles are creating a
rebound condition that exceeds the allowed deflection limit for
paddles in sanctioned tournaments. Accordingly, the Snowbird Pro
and Pro Team paddles will no longer be authorized for sanctioned
play by the USAPA and IFP after September 1, 2015. Before this
date, it is up to the Tournament Directors in sanctioned tournaments
to determine if these Manta paddles exceed the IFP deflection
criteria, in which case they may be unacceptable for their
tournaments.
Tornado F5 (5-17-13)
Manta Ray XP (5-17-13) (this model has been discontinued)
Big Foot
(04-02-14)
Custom Pro (04-02-14)
Manta Ray (04-02-14)
Woody (07-24-14)
Extreme (09-22-14)P
Matrix (4-29-15)
Destiny Pro Honeycomb Core (12-13-14)
Fleur de lis Honeycomb Core (12-13-14)
Snow Bird Pro Honeycomb Core (12-13-14)
Manta Pro Team Honeycomb Core (12-13-14)
Note: The four paddles listed directly above that have “Honeycomb
Core” printed on the paddle are accepted for sanctioned
tournament play.
Matrix Paddles
Matrix Black Lite (11-15-14)P
Matrix Black Max (11-15-14)P
Onix Sports (formerly S-Type Sports)
Attitude (10-21-13)
Composite Slammer Paddle
Composite Stryker Paddle
Composite Stinger Paddle
Composite Extreme Paddle
Composite Storm Paddle
Composite Z5 (Dec. 5, 2011)
Graphite Slammer Paddle
Graphite Stryker Paddle
Graphite Extreme Paddle
Graphite Storm Paddle
Graphite Z5 (Dec. 5, 2011)
Graphite Zen (10-21-13)
Core-2 (11-1-12)
Core-2 Graphite (11-1-12)
Onix Sports Wood (11-1-12)
Signature (2-11-13)
Phantom Widebody (formerly Fuzion) (7-23-13)
Graphite Phantom Widebody (formerly Fuzion) (7-23-13)
Evoke (09-22-14)P
PAC Pickleball Paddles
XP100 (includes Patriot) (2-07-14)
XP200 (includes Intimidator) (2-07-14)
XP300 (includes Thunderbolt) (2-07-14)
XP400 (includes Quicksilver & KaBoom) (4-03-14)
XP300HA (11-24-12) Manufacturer states that XP100HA,
XP200HA, and XP400HA are all made of the same material, but
differ in shape.
XP300HF (10-20-12) Manufacturer states that XP100HF, XP200HF,
and XP300HF are made from the same material, but differ in shape.
XP300HP (11-24-12) Manufacturer states that XP100HP, XP200HP,
and XP300HP are made from the same material, but differ in shape.
The Sweet Spot MAX (5-31-13)
3.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.5
2
1.5
4.5
4.5
1.5
2.0
5
5.5
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1.5
3.0
3.5
2.5
7.5
8
2.0
2.5
8
4
4
4
4
1
6
7
7
8
1
1
2
2.5
5
1.5
3
2
6
PaddleBoardZ
Raider EQ7-99 (2-11-13)
Prowler EQ8-96 (2-11-13)
Prowler CF, EQ8G (05-16-15)
Prowler XL, EQ8XL (04-06-15)
Avenger EQ9-88 (2-11-13)
Avenger CF, EQ9G (05-16-15)
Avenger XL, EQ9-88XL (04-06-15)
Avenger XLC, EQ9-XLG (05-16-15)
Tracker, EQ7 (04-06-15)
Tracker CF, EQ7G (05-16-15)
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2.5
2.5
5.5
2.5
2.5
5.5
2.5
5.5
2.5
5.5
Paddletek
Bantam EX-L (9-3-13)
Phoenix Pro (9-17-13)P
Power Play Pro (9-9-13)P
Sweet Spot R1/R2 Thick (09- 03, 2012)
Sweet Spot R1/R2 Thin (09-03, 2012)
Sweet Spot R3 (8-26-12)
Ultra Sweet Spot (8-26-12)
Ultra Warp 9 (8-26-12)
Warp 9 R1/R2 Thick (09-03, 2012)
Warp 9 R1/R2 Thin (09-03, 2012)
Warp 9 R3 (8-26-12)
Element (2-23-14)
Sweet Spot Pro (2-23-14)P
Sweet Spot Ultra II (2-23-14)
Phoenix Ultra II (2-23-14)
Stratus (10-17-14)P
Tempest (06-28-15) P
2
2
3
4
3.5
4
3
2.5
2.5
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4.5
6
6
5
8.5
5
4
4.5
3.5
4.5
3
4
4
4
6
7
PC Pickleball Paddles
C-4 (09-22-14)P
5
8
Performance One Paddles (POP)
Model Q1. (03-14, 2011) This model is made in various thicknesses
and weights, hence the range of measurements.
10-23-11. Does not comply with the specification. The above
results apply to the first paddles that were submitted for testing.
Recent production models have not been within spec, measuring
.007-.008 @3Kg.The same test results were obtained on models with
aluminum skin and models with graphite skin.
AMHC (aluminum magnum - honeycomb core) (model name
corrected 10-24-12, was listed as ALHC)
ATHC (aluminum-tear-honeycomb) (9-12-12)
GMHC (graphite magnum honeycomb core)
GTHC (graphite tear honeycomb) (6-10-13)
4.0 Touch (9-12-12)
5.0 Dual Core Touch (9-12-12)
5.0 XL Touch (2-27-13)
7.5 Dual Core Touch (9-12-12)
AXL HC (aluminum xtra long honeycomb) (9-12-12)
E-Glass/HC (9-12-12)
Graphite Trigger
Graphite Magik (01-27-14)
Aluminum XL 5.0/AXL5.OHC (01-27-14)
Aluminum Max/HC L/H (02-20-14)
Black Mamba (03-04-14)
Graphite Max 5.0 (03-04-14)
Graphite TT (5-16-14)
Aluminum Max HC/AMHC Hybrid (5-17-15)
Aluminum XL Hybrid (5-17-15)
Aluminum XL 5.0 Hybrid (5-17-15)
3.5-5.5
6-8
2
0.5
3
1.5
3.5
2.0
2.5
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.5
2.5
1
1
2
2
1.5
3
3
3
3.5
1.0
4.0
2.5
8.5
3.5
3.0
2.0
2.0
4.5
3.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
3.5
3.5
3.0
5
5
5
Pickle-Ball Inc.
Swinger Wood Paddle
Diller Wood Paddle
Master Wood Paddle
Pro-II Wood Paddle
Attack Graphite-Aluminum (11-1-12)
Elite Model Regular Size Graphite Paddle
Elite Graphite-Aluminum (11-1-12)
Elite Graphite-New Paper Core (11-1-12)
Champion Graphite-Nomex (11-1-12)
Champion Fiberglass-Aluminum (11-1-12)
Legacy Graphite-Paper (11-1-12)
Revolution
Venom (01-27-14)
Attack 2.0 (01-27-14)
Vortex 2.0 (01-27-14)
2
4
2
2
1.5
1
1
2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2
2
2
5
6
3
4
2
2
1.5
3.5
2
2.5
2.5
3
3
3
3
Pickle-ball Peddler
Predator2
1.5
3.0
Pickleball Central
Classic Graphite (10-23, 2011)
Rally Meister (06-17-14)
Rally Graphite (06-24-15)
2.5
2
3
3.5
4
5
Pickleball Depot
Victory CF3 (5-30-13)
Victory CF4 (08-01-14)P
2.5
4.5
4.0
8
Pickleball New England
York (05-28-2014)
2.0
4.0
Pickleball Now (Escalade Sports)
Classic Force (2-27-12)
Classic Lite (May 2011) (2-27-12)
Classic Lite II (10-13-13)
Club (10-13-13)
Competition (8-11-13)
Edge (10-13-13)
MetalLite Classic (May 2011) (2-27-12)
MetalLite Classic (10-13-13) with edge guard
MetalLite Force (2-27-12)
MetalLite Stretch (May 2011)
MetalLite Whisper (May 2011)
Precision Pro (Sept. 2010)
Tournament Pro (Sept. 2010)
XL Carbon (10-13-13)
XL Lite (May 2011) (2-27-12)
Whomper (May 2011) (2-27-12)
Red Dragon (10-09-2014)
Prototype PN2000 (5-05-15)P
1.5
3.5
1.0
3.5
1.0
0.5
1.5
0.5
1
3
1
3.5
1.5
0.5
2
1
3.5
3.5
3
5.5
1.5
4.5
1.5
1.0
2
0.5
2
5
2
5.5
3
1.0
3.5
2
4.5
5
Pickleball Nut
Doubles Confidence (05-08-2014)
1.0
2.0
PickleballPaddlesPlus
Nexus Alloy (11-15-12)
Nexus Carbon-Graphite (10-20-12)
Hyper Lite (8-11-13)
Hyper Wide (9-3-13)
1.5
1
2.5
1
2
1.5
3.0
1
Pickleball Partner
Dink (09-05-14)
Boom (09-05-14)
4
4
8
8
PicklePaddle
R1
T200 (8-11-12)
W400 (8-11-12)
3.5
4.5
4.5
5.5
7.0
7.5
OV1SK1FIAL (thin) (10-20-12)
OV1SK2FIAL (thick) (10-20-12)
2.5
2
3
3
Pickle Pro, LLC
Classic (2-26-14)P
Barricade (2-26-14)P
BallBuster Light (11-27-14)P
BallBuster (11-27-14)
BallBuster Heavy (11-27-14)
4.5
4.5
4.5
4
4
7
7
6
6
6
Pro-Lite Sports
Blaster2 Alloy (4-8-13)
Classic Composite Paddle
Composite Aero-D Paddle
Composite Magnum Size Paddle
Power Paddle
Graphite Aero-D Paddle
Graphite Magnum Size Paddle
Graphite Enforcer Paddle
Graphite Blaster (10-2010)
Graphite Impact (10-20-12)
The Pickleball Guru (01-12-14)
Rocket (08-01-14)P
Magnum XP (03-09-15) P
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0.5
1
4.5
5
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
8
9
RiverStyks LLC
Rubicon (03-09-15)
5
8
PicklePaulPro
Redtail Pickleball
Hornet (05-08-2014)
Firefly (05-08-2014)
Wasp (05-08-2014)
2
2
2
4
4
4
Singleton
Big Boy (Sept. 3, 2012)
Big Boy Slim (4-15-2013)
Lightning (Sept. 3, 2012)
Lightning Slim (4-15-2013)
T-Bolt (10-20-12)
T-Bolt Slim (09-05-14)
Spitfire (09-22-14)
Spitfire Slim (09-22-14)
1.5
2
1
3
0.5
3
2
2
3
4
1.5
4
0.5
6
4
5
Selkirk Sport
200AL (05-08-2014)
300AL (08-01-14)
300AXL (08-01-14)
300AW (08-01-14)
200P-XL (09-18-14)P
200P-L (09-18-14)P
200A-L (10-10-14)
200A-XL (10-10-14)
20P-XL (03-09-15)P
21P-XL Epic (03-13-15)P
300N-Max, Legend (4-29-15)
30 P XL Epic (06-28-15)
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
5
5
5
4
2
3
3
3
7
7
3
3
8
8
9
7
Spike’s Paddles (ZZT Sports)
Aluminum Core
Aluminum Core w vinyl face
Classic-KG (8-5-13)
Contour-KG (8-5-13)
EV II Aluminum Core (Jan. 28, 2012)
EVO Classic-KG (8-5-13)
EVO Classic-Q (8-11-13)
Fuzion (8-11-13)
Fuzion Pro (8-11-13)
Prototype with Aluminum Core
Teardrop-AG KG (8-5-13)
Z-KG (8-5-13)
Raptor (06-29-14)
Spikes Select (10-10-2014)
2
2
1
1
1
1.0
1.0
1
1.5
1
1
2
1
2
2.5
2.5
2
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.0
2
2
1.5
2
3
2
3
Sun City Pickleball Paddles (SCPbP)
BirBa (01-12-14)
AlBa (01-12-14)
BirAlBa (01-12-14)
3
3
3
5
5
5
Uniker Sport Co.
Pitbullterrier (1-06-14)
Gleagle (01-29-14)
2.5
3.0
3.0
4.0
Viking Sports, LLC
Re-Ignite Lite (with edge guard) (08-01-14)
Re-Ignite (with edge guard) 08-01-14)
Synergy (with edge guard) (08-01-14)
2.0
2.0
2.0
3
3
3
Whippersnapper
Whippersnapper
Whippersnapper GT (09-22-14)P
Whippersnapper PT (09-22-14)P
Whippersnapper Graphite (11-15-14)
Whippersnapper KLX (03-06-15)
2
4
5
2
4
3
7
7
4
6
Wilson
BLX (3-25-13)
Champ (3-25-13)
Xcel (3-25-13)
Tour BLX (09-29-14)
Surge (09-29-14)
Energy (09-29-14)
2.0
2.5
2.0
2
1
2
4.5
3.5
4.0
3
2
3
Wolfe Products, Inc
Wolfe (04-02-14)
Wolfs Graphite XF (04-10-15)
2.0
3.0
3.0
5.0