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UPA-A Provisional Approval is for paddles with USAP Certification and currently on the USAP paddle approval list and is required for play at UPA professional events in 2025 until full UPA-A Certification is implemented. Each paddle is $2,000, all of which goes towards 2025 UPA-A Certification fee of $20,000.

Apr 20, 2023 · PPA and MLP contracted Pickle Pro Labs (“PPL”) to undertake some previously announced joint testing of paddles at the MLP event in Daytona, FL, March 23-26, 2023.

Aug 27, 2024 · 1.2.1 - In addition to the prescribed test locations, PPL reserves the right to test at any location on the paddle. Paddles must be conditioned to the appropriate temperature for no less than 4 hours and no more than 24 hours.

Jul 11, 2023 · Pickle Pro Labs (“PPL”) was retained by the Professional Pickleball Association (“PPA”) and Major League Pickleball (“MLP”) to conduct previously announced joint testing of players’ paddles at the MLP event in Daytona, Florida, March 23-26, 2023.

Apr 19, 2023 · For the purpose of testing deflection, the average force required to deflect the face of the paddle one-sixteenth (0.0625”) of an inch at the five (5) inch location was sixty-nine and two-tenths (69.2) pounds (the “Average Deflection Force” or “ADF”).

Apr 21, 2023 · Average Deflection Force (ADF) threshold was the measurement used to test for deflection. The lower the ADF, the faster the ball will come off the paddle.

Aug 7, 2024 · Explanation ADF stands for Automatic Direction Finder. It is a navigation instrument used in aircraft to determine the direction of a radio signal. It helps pilots navigate by receiving signals from ground-based radio beacons and displaying the …

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The ADF is tuned to a radio beacon. If the magnetic heading is 040° and the relative bearing is 290, the magnetic bearing TO that radio beacon would be