(1) Material: The paddle must be made of any materialdeemed safe and not prohibited by these rules. Thepaddle shall be made of rigid, noncompressiblematerial meeting the criteria located on the USAPickleball and IFP websites.

(2) Surface roughness: The paddle's hitting surfaceshall not contain holes,indentations, rough texturing, orany objects or features that allow a player to impartexcessive spin on the ball.

(3) Paddle roughness and friction characteristics aredetermined in two ways.

(5) Size: The combined length and width,includingany edge guard and butt cap, shall not exceed 24 inches(60.96 cm).The paddle length cannot exceed 17 inches(43.18 cm).There is no restriction on paddle thickness

(6) Weight: There is no restriction on paddle weight.

(7) Alterations: Altered paddles must meet allspecifications.

(8) The only alterations or additions that may be madeto a commercially made paddle are edge guard tapelead tape, changes to the grip size or grip wrap, andname decals and/or otheridentification markings onthe paddle face