[dipi_timeline timeline_line_color=”rgba(19,49,86,0.13)” timeline_active_line_color=”#133156″ card_arrow_color=”#133156″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][dipi_timeline_item admin_label=”2015″ ribbon=”2015″ title=”USAP’s equipment testing begins” timeline_icon=”||fa||400″ timeline_icon_color=”#B11F28″ ribbon_circle_color=”#f9f9f9″ image=”http://equipment.usapickleball.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pbcor-image-1.jpg” custom_card_arrow=”on” card_arrow_color=”#f9f9f9″ card_padding_tablet=”” card_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” card_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Public Sans|600||on|||||” header_text_color=”#B11F28″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” ribbon_text_font=”Public Sans||||||||” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ background_enable_color=”on” header_line_height_tablet=”” header_line_height_phone=”1.4em” header_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” body_font_size_tablet=”” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” ribbon_circle_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” ribbon_circle_color__hover=”#133156″]With Element Space & Defense, formerly NTS, an independent accredited third-party world-class laboratory spearheading testing efforts.[/dipi_timeline_item][dipi_timeline_item admin_label=”2018″ ribbon=”2018″ title=”USAP’s equipment certification grew ” timeline_icon=”||fa||400″ timeline_icon_color=”#B11F28″ ribbon_circle_color=”#f9f9f9″ image=”http://equipment.usapickleball.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/testing-growth-usap.jpg” custom_card_arrow=”on” card_arrow_color=”#f9f9f9″ card_padding_tablet=”” card_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” card_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Public Sans|600||on|||||” header_text_color=”#B11F28″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” ribbon_text_font=”Public Sans||||||||” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ background_enable_color=”on” header_line_height_tablet=”” header_line_height_phone=”1.4em” header_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” body_font_size_tablet=”” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” ribbon_circle_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” ribbon_circle_color__hover=”#133156″]To include a test for coefficient of friction (COF) which measures a paddle’s friction characteristic, a significant contributor to spin, following the growth of the sport and in response to new coatings placed on paddles.[/dipi_timeline_item][dipi_timeline_item admin_label=”2019″ ribbon=”2019″ title=”A Ball compression test was developed” timeline_icon=”||fa||400″ timeline_icon_color=”#B11F28″ ribbon_circle_color=”#f9f9f9″ image=”http://equipment.usapickleball.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pickleball-compression-test.jpg” custom_card_arrow=”on” card_arrow_color=”#f9f9f9″ card_padding_tablet=”” card_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” card_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Public Sans|600||on|||||” header_text_color=”#B11F28″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” ribbon_text_font=”Public Sans||||||||” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ background_enable_color=”on” header_line_height_tablet=”” header_line_height_phone=”1.4em” header_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” body_font_size_tablet=”” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” ribbon_circle_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” ribbon_circle_color__hover=”#133156″]Followed by a cantilever beam screening function, which evaluates paddle rigidity when open throat paddles were introduced in market.[/dipi_timeline_item][dipi_timeline_item admin_label=”2023″ ribbon=”2023″ title=”USAP undertook research to implement 3D optical scanning” timeline_icon=”||fa||400″ timeline_icon_color=”#B11F28″ ribbon_circle_color=”#f9f9f9″ image=”http://equipment.usapickleball.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/equipment-assessment-tool.jpg” custom_card_arrow=”on” card_arrow_color=”#f9f9f9″ card_padding_tablet=”” card_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” card_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Public Sans|600||on|||||” header_text_color=”#B11F28″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” ribbon_text_font=”Public Sans||||||||” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ background_enable_color=”on” header_line_height_tablet=”” header_line_height_phone=”1.4em” header_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” body_font_size_tablet=”” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” ribbon_circle_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” ribbon_circle_color__hover=”#133156″]To better define the terrain of the paddle face. This technology pushed the boundaries of field-testing innovation with the flood of gritty molded resin paddles known as “raw carbon” which entered the market in 2022.[/dipi_timeline_item][dipi_timeline_item admin_label=”2023″ ribbon=”2023″ title=”An ultrasonic test was implemented” timeline_icon=”||fa||400″ timeline_icon_color=”#B11F28″ ribbon_circle_color=”#f9f9f9″ image=”http://equipment.usapickleball.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/usap-equipment-testing.jpg” custom_card_arrow=”on” card_arrow_color=”#f9f9f9″ card_padding_tablet=”” card_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” card_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Public Sans|600||on|||||” header_text_color=”#B11F28″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” ribbon_text_font=”Public Sans||||||||” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ background_enable_color=”on” header_line_height_tablet=”” header_line_height_phone=”1.4em” header_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” body_font_size_tablet=”” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” ribbon_circle_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” ribbon_circle_color__hover=”#133156″]To detect delamination problems in paddles, during field testing. Delamination is a condition where the layers of a paddle’s
material, such as the core and the surface, start to separate. This can weaken the paddle and affect its performance. Ultrasonic testing is a method that uses high-frequency sound waves to inspect materials.[/dipi_timeline_item][dipi_timeline_item admin_label=”2024″ ribbon=”2024″ title=”USAP’s testing will Evolve” timeline_icon=”||fa||400″ timeline_icon_color=”#B11F28″ ribbon_circle_color=”#f9f9f9″ image=”http://equipment.usapickleball.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/coefficient-testing.jpg” custom_card_arrow=”on” card_arrow_color=”#f9f9f9″ card_padding_tablet=”” card_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” card_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Public Sans|600||on|||||” header_text_color=”#B11F28″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” ribbon_text_font=”Public Sans||||||||” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ background_enable_color=”on” header_line_height_tablet=”” header_line_height_phone=”1.4em” header_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” body_font_size_tablet=”” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” ribbon_circle_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” ribbon_circle_color__hover=”#133156″]

To include the paddle/ball coefficient of restitution (PBCoR) in Q4 of 2024. Over the last 8 months, USAP has worked with a committee comprised of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), Element Space & Defense and equipment manufacturers to collaborate on the development of the PBCoR test to advance equipment testing standards.

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