A pickleball paddle having an injection molded multi-piece frame surrounding and supporting a hitting face assembly. The frame provides design flexibility to separate control of the paddle stiffness from the playability characteristics of hitting face assembly. Speed of assembly is increased and cost of components are decreased by utilizing an injection molded frame.

A blade for a hockey stick which can readily absorb impact from the puck, and can allow the user to feel the puck on the blade in contrast to conventional carbon fiber blades. The blade can include a blade member integrally formed of composite material having discontinuous fibers bonded within thermosetting resin. The blade member can have a blade periphery surrounding a central blade region. The central blade region can have a plurality of openings arranged in a pattern to form series of elongate criss crossing ribs that extend between and connect different sides of the blade periphery to each other. The fibers in the blade periphery can be in a generally jumbled orientation, and the fibers in the central blade region can be positioned within the ribs in a manner wherein each rib contains a plurality of fibers that substantially extend in said each rib's elongate direction.

A pickleball paddle with novel core characteristics and/or materials, and related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided.

A blade for a hockey stick which can readily absorb impact from the puck, and can allow the user to feel the puck on the blade in contrast to conventional carbon fiber blades. The blade can include a blade member integrally formed of composite material having discontinuous fibers bonded within thermosetting resin. The blade member can have a blade periphery surrounding a central blade region. The central blade region can have a plurality of openings arranged in a pattern to form series of elongate criss crossing ribs that extend between and connect different sides of the blade periphery to each other. The fibers in the blade periphery can be in a generally jumbled orientation, and the fibers in the central blade region can be positioned within the ribs in a manner wherein each rib contains a plurality of fibers that substantially extend in said each rib's elongate direction.

A novel paddle for playing a ball game comprises a paddle body, which, in turn, includes a flat core permanently attached to and positioned in between a pair of identical external faces on both flat sides of the paddle. Each external face comprises a rigidized fabric containing aramid fibers. The paddle also includes a handle configured to hold and manipulate the paddle, the handle extending from the core and oriented to be co-planar therewith.

The padel racket (100) according to the present invention comprises a striking portion (110), a handle (120), and an intermediate portion (130) joining the striking portion (110) and the handle (120). The padel racket (100) has a midplane (MP) and a longitudinal axis (A), which is aligned with the longitudinal centreline of the handle (120), and which extends through the midplane (MP). The striking portion (110) comprises a central element (111) and a frame (112), the central element (111) comprising a first ball striking surface (115) extending in a first plane (P1) and a second ball striking surface (116) extending in a second plane (P2). The frame (112) surrounds the central element (111) along the periphery of the first ball striking surface (115) and the periphery of the second ball striking surface (116). The frame comprises a plurality of ribs arranged transversally to the midplane, wherein each rib (114) is curved and extends from a first end point (150, 150, 150) in direct connection with or adjacent to the first plane (P1) to a second end point (151, 151, 151) in direct connection with or adjacent to the second plane (P2) via an intermediate point (152), the intermediate point (152) being located on a line (L) defined by the intersection of the midplane (MP) and the external surface of the frame (112) at an offset distance (d) from a centre point (CP) on the line (L), wherein the centre point (CP) is the point on the line (L) having the shortest possible distance to each of the first end point (150, 150, 150) and the second end point (151, 151, 151), respectively.

Adjustable pickleball paddle includes a paddle body comprising a flat planar core permanently attached to and positioned in between a pair of identical external faces on both flat sides thereof, and a handle configured to hold and manipulate the paddle, the handle extending from the core and oriented to be co-planar therewith. The flat core is configured to removably accept a first insert or additional inserts to fit within a thickness of the flat core, the first and/or additional inserts are configured to increase the stiffness of the flat core when placed therein, as well as the weight of the paddle. Individual adjustments to the twist weight and swing weight allow customization of the paddle for the individual needs of the player.

A sports implement includes a main body portion, a handle portion extending from the main body portion, and a grip member. The main body portion includes a first contact surface, a second contact surface, and a sidewall positioned about a perimeter of each of the first and the second contact surfaces. The handle portion defines a handle central axis extending therethrough. The grip member includes a grip body portion and a grip end portion. The grip body portion is operably coupled with the handle portion. The grip end portion defines a grip central axis extending therethrough. The handle central axis is offset from and parallel to the grip central axis.

Adjustable pickleball paddle includes a paddle body comprising a flat planar core permanently attached to and positioned in between a pair of identical external faces on both flat sides thereof, and a handle configured to hold and manipulate the paddle, the handle extending from the core and oriented to be co-planar therewith. The flat core is configured to removably accept a first insert or additional inserts to fit within a thickness of the flat core, the first and/or additional inserts are configured to increase the stiffness of the flat core when placed therein, as well as the weight of the paddle. Individual adjustments to the twist weight and swing weight allow customization of the paddle for the individual needs of the player.

A pickleball paddle is disclosed herein. The pickleball paddle includes a body with a face section and a handle section. The face section has a perimeter. A grip is attached to the handle section. Weighting is positioned in the perimeter of the face section.