95% of These USAP-Approved Paddles Fail Its Own Surface Test

95% of These USAP-Approved Paddles Fail Its Own Surface Test

An independent test using USAP's surface roughness methodology found that 40 out of 42 approved paddles exceed their own certification limits

For the majority of rec pickleball players, USAP paddle certification is the reason you trust your paddle is legal.

But an independent test of 42 certified brands just produced a number that should put everyone in pickleball on notice: a 95% failure rate on USAP's own surface roughness standard.

A few weeks ago, USA Pickleball quietly updated its web... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/95-of-these-usap-approved-paddles-fail-its-own-surface-test/

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