Build your paddle.
Start with the idea, not the engineering. Tell us how you want it to look, how it should play, or what you are trying to accomplish, and we can help from there. If you already know the technical details, the full build is yours to configure, live render included. Quotes return within 12 business hours with a photorealistic mockup of your paddle, and custom production begins at 50 paddles.
A few quick questions, matched to what you are building, then a recommended starting platform with the reasoning behind it. These are guidance inputs, not a formula; we tune the final spec on your quote.
Name a paddle you like and tell us what should change. We use it as the performance benchmark when we engineer your build; we do not clone anyone’s construction.
We will use this paddle as the performance benchmark for your build. Keep specifying anything you already know below, and we will account for the reference when we review the project.
Choose your materials, construction, and components yourself. Start from scratch or load a proven starting profile.
These are starting points, not recipes. Materials, layup, thickness, shape, and balance interact, and we will tune the spec on your quote.
LIVE BUILD PREVIEWFinal artwork is returned as a detailed proof before manufacturing.
Uploaded artwork is used for quote review and paddle visualization; large images are reduced in size for upload. We request full-resolution production files after order approval and before production.
BUILD CODEIMP-HY-T7-PP16-RAW-CP
- Shape
- Hybrid
- Handle
- Standard
- Surface
- T700 Carbon Fiber
- Core
- Polypropylene honeycomb
- Thickness
- 16mm
- Finish
- Raw carbon texture
- Treatment
- None
- Construction
- Cold Pressed
- Architecture
- Solid PP honeycomb
- Edge guard
- Black
- Grip
- Black
- Grip branding
- Standard unbranded
- Neck band
- Black
- Band text color
- Standard unbranded
- Edge guard logo
- No
- Grip cap
- Black
- Cover
- None
- Printing
- Full Print
- Certification
- No certification needed
- Approval paddles
- With production run
- Total production
- 100 paddles
- Shipping
- Air Express DDP, pending factory confirmation
- Packaging
- Standard protective packaging, included
- Artwork, Face A
- None yet
- Artwork, Face B
- Same as Face A
- Quantity
- Not set yet
- Set
- Paddle only
- Sets
- Not a set order
- Tooling
- Standard shape, no custom mold
- Status
- Proven platform
Shape
The mold family sets dimensions, sweet spot behavior, and reach. Handle length rides on the same tooling.
Handle length
Construction
Whole paddles; leave it blank if you are still deciding and we confirm it on your quote. Thermoformed builds come in four architecture families with foam built in.
Thermoformed architecture
Surface laminate
The face material shapes feel, spin, durability, and cost inside the rest of the build. Weave names describe tow size, not a quality ladder.
Core
Polypropylene honeycomb is the modern standard. Aramid and EVA change weight, sound, and dampening. Foam architectures on the thermoformed side define their own core.
Thickness
Thinner cores are generally livelier; thicker cores tend to be more forgiving. Construction and layup change the equation, so we treat thickness as one variable in the architecture, not a power dial.
Surface finish
How the face finishes: smooth, sprayed grit, the raw weave left exposed, or a sandblasted cold press face. When you certify, texture is tuned to stay inside certification limits.
Texture level
Optional face treatment
Edge guard
Standard black or white, a clean edgeless build, or a custom colored guard. Custom guards are produced in lots of 1,000 guards, not 1,000 paddles, so smaller runs can still use one.
#2E5BEA
Grip
Standard tapes, tan PU leather, or a custom grip (500 unit minimum).
#2E5BEA
Grip branding
Custom grip branding is made in a minimum of 100 grips; below 100 paddles you are charged for 100 and we hold the remainder. Setup and per-unit pricing are confirmed on your quote.
Finishing
Every paddle ships with a neck band and a grip cap. Standard colors are included. Branding and custom colors are made in minimum lots; below the lot size you are charged for the lot and we hold the remainder for reorders. Your paddle quantity never changes.
Neck band color
#2E5BEA
#2E5BEA
Brand printed on band
#FFFFFF
Starts as the automatic contrast color for the band. Pick a color and it stays exactly as chosen, even if the band color changes.
Logo or print on edge guard
Grip cap color
#2E5BEA
Logo on cap
Paddle cover
Packaging
Certification
Certification testing and approval fees are paid directly to the governing bodies, not to iMPACT, and are not included in our pricing. Approval is never guaranteed. We design with a safety margin, validate by testing, and send 10 paddles marked for certification, the same specification tested at the factory, for submission. A meaningful change to thickness, shape, surface, or finish can require a separate model certification.
Approval paddle shipping
Early approval paddles are 10 additional units on top of your production quantity, shipped by air after our in-house testing. Your production quantity does not decrease.
Set option
Pricing is determined by components, customization, and quantity.
Ship as
Shipping
Factory production begins after payment and final artwork approval: cold pressed approximately 12 business days, thermoformed approximately 25 business days. Shipping is separate and delivered duty paid: Air Express DDP approximately 7 to 10 days, Sea Freight DDP approximately 30 to 40 days. Shipping allocations are estimates for the current quantity and method, confirmed with the factory before your invoice is finalized. No delivery date is guaranteed.
Development targets (optional)
For performance and retail projects: numbers we tune toward during development. These are targets, not guarantees. The mold, layup, edge system, and total mass set the final values, which is what prototyping confirms.
Build sheets that became paddles.
