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PICKLEBALL PADDLES, THE NEXT GENERATIION MY CHOICES                             PART 4/4              Coach Joe Palmere Jr. © What's The Next Generation of Pickleball Paddles Would Be Made of? KEV;AR CORE & CROSS-LAID CARBON FIBER SHEETS Let’s begin at the very “Core of this subject.” One possible core material that really attracted my attention was Kevlar. Kevlar aramid is used for high-performance composite applications where lightweight, high strength and stiffness, damage resistance, and resistance to fatigue and stress rupture are important. Kevlar’s resistance to squashing and compression creates a more solid core material with a reduced core thickness to half that of Nomex, fiberglass or aluminum cores. This would increase ball feel and ball control, and pow...

PICKLEBALL PADDLES THE NEXT   GENERATION   Part 2/4 COMPOSITE MATERIAL: · Composite material is two or more physically and chemically different materials which when are mixed together without a chemical reaction , form a new material that has have improved properties over the individual materials. · One of the materials used in “composites” is called the “reinforcing phase,” and comes in the form of fibers, sheets or particles. · Other material used in “composites” with reinforcing material is  called the “matrix phase. · An example of “Composites,” (aka Fiber-Reinforced Polymer “FRP”), are made from a polymer matrix (plastic) that is reinforced with an engineered, man-made or natural fiber(like glass, carbon or aramid) or other reinforcing material. · The matrix protects the fibers from environmental and external damage and transfers the load between the fibers. · The fiber in turn, provide strength and stiffness to reinforce the matrix...

PICKLEBALL PADDLES THE NEXT GENERATION, Part 3/4 Coach Joe Palmere Jr. © PICKLEBALL PADDLE SURFACE OR FACING MATERIAL Most paddles are made with one of three types of facing: fiberglass (aka composite), graphite and carbon fiber. ü Any one of these facings can be applied to one of the cores mentioned above. ü Fiberglass is the most common facing on the courts. ü Fiberglass is not as strong as graphite or carbon fiber but has more power (pop). ü Graphite is also very common, graphite is strong and provides great ball control but you’ll sacrifice a bit of power. ü Carbon Fiber is similar to graphite but more durable, this material provides the ultimate in ball control and will lose a bit of power. As part of my “futuristic paddle,” I researched a long list of  “ superpolyamides” primarily developed for the aero-space industry, but have found homes in the auto racing, road racing bike industry, canoe, keyak, surf board, snow board, skate board and any...