Asymmetric Pickleball Paddle

Abstract

An example pickleball paddle comprises a handle, and a striking blade connected to the handle. The striking blade comprises a core component layer, a first face sheet layer, a second face sheet layer, a first number of third layers arranged between the first face sheet layer and the core component layer, and a second number of fourth layers arranged between the second face sheet layer and the core component layer. The first number is an integer that is one or greater and the second number is an integer that is zero or greater. A thickness of the core component layer is greater than each of a thickness of the first number of the third layers and, if one or more of the fourth layers are arranged between the second face sheet layer and the core component layer, a thickness of the second number of the fourth layers.

1 . A pickleball paddle, comprising:
 a handle; and   a striking blade connected to the handle and comprising:
 a core component layer; 
 a first face sheet layer; 
 a second face sheet layer; 
 a first number of third layers arranged between the first face sheet layer and the core component layer; and 
 a second number of fourth layers arranged between the second face sheet layer and the core component layer, wherein the first number is an integer that is one or greater and the second number is an integer that is zero or greater, 
   wherein a thickness of the core component layer is greater than each of a thickness of the first number of the third layers and, if one or more of the fourth layers are arranged between the second face sheet layer and the core component layer, a thickness of the second number of the fourth layers.   
     
     
         2 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein, if one or more of the fourth layers are arranged between the second face sheet layer and the core component layer, at least one third layer of the first number of third layers is configured for a different performance metric than any fourth layer of the second number of fourth layers. 
     
     
         3 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein no layers are arranged between the second face sheet layer and the core component layer. 
     
     
         4 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein the second number of one or more fourth layers are arranged between the second face sheet layer and the core component layer. 
     
     
         5 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 4 , wherein the second number of one or more fourth layers is a smaller number of layers than the first number of the third layers. 
     
     
         6 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein the first face sheet layer and the second face sheet layer comprise a same material. 
     
     
         7 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein the first face sheet layer and the second face sheet layer comprise different materials. 
     
     
         8 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein a first side of the pickleball paddle has first performance metrics that are different from second performance metrics of the second side of the pickleball paddle. 
     
     
         9 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 8 , wherein construction materials used in the one or more third layers are configured for a first performance metric and construction materials used on the one or more fourth layers are configured for a second performance metric that is different from the first performance metric. 
     
     
         10 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 9 , wherein a construction technology used on the first side of the core component layer is configured for a first performance metric and the construction technology used on the second side of the core component layer is configured for a second performance metric that is different from the first performance metric. 
     
     
         11 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 10 , wherein the first performance metric and the second performance metric each is a performance metric indicative of the striking blade being hit by a pickleball ball. 
     
     
         12 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein a construction material of one or more of the third layers is different from construction materials of any of the fourth layers. 
     
     
         13 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein the performance metrics include one or more of a ball control, a power, a pop, dwell time, deflection, a coefficient of restitution (COR), and a stiffness. 
     
     
         14 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the third layers comprises a first area constructed with a first construction material and a second area constructed with a second construction material, the first and second areas being configured for different performance metric. 
     
     
         15 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 14 , wherein the first area overlaps a sweet spot on the core layer. 
     
     
         16 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 14 , wherein the first area and the second area overlap a sweet spot on the core layer. 
     
     
         17 . A pickleball paddle comprising
 a handle; and   a striking blade connected to the handle and comprising:
 a core component layer; 
 a first face sheet layer on a first side of the core component layer; and 
 a second face sheet layer on a second side of the core component layer, 
   wherein a number of one or more layers between the first face sheet layer and the core component layer is different than the number of zero or more layers between the second face sheet layer and the core component layer.   
     
     
         18 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 17 , wherein the core component layer is a thickest layer of said layers of the pickleball paddle.