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Okay, some back story. I was just introduced to pickleball a month ago by my brother. He had a couple of the low-end, basic paddles, and also had some of the pricier composite models. I didn't like the grips on the low-end ones...if you're just fiddling around for fun, they work, but they felt too flat and odd to grip, in my hand. After playing a few times, I decided I should get my own paddle, so I wasn't reliant on someone else providing gear every time I wanted to play. But I'm not good enough to warrant spending 40-60 dollars or more on equipment for a game I only play once a week for an hour. I wanted something affordable, with a comfortable grip. And I'll admit, I was skeptical when I first saw this. But I'm very satisfied with what I got. The bad? It's smaller than the basic, cheap paddles. It's slightly heavier than the composite paddles (which, if you're used to those, can be a problem in that you end up hitting with more force for a while, and if you're playing hard, those extra ounces add up over time). Because the paddle is wood, it's not as 'springy' as composite paddles...the ball feels deceptively dead coming off the paddle, which can also lend itself to overhitting. The good is, obviously, the price. After shopping around for an affordable paddle that didn't have the flattened handle of the hobby-player paddles and finding nothing that I could get for less than the cost of a full tank of gas, this looked pretty good. I also like that the handle and grip are similar to a tennis or racquetball racket grip...it feels good in your hand. It took a LOT of getting used to, after having played for a couple of weeks with a composite paddle...but by the third or fourth game, I was playing as well with it as I ever had with the more expensive paddle (and I actually won the fifth game, although that may have been more due to attrition and heat exhaustion than anything the paddle did for my game.) But it's a good, affordable, more competitive style racket and if you've played racquetball for any appreciable length of time, the paddle's going to feel very familiar after a few minutes.Read full review
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They put a BS picture of two paddles and ball up, but its JUST for the one paddle, which is way overpriced for just one paddle. Such bullsh(t.
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Seems to be a sturdy set and it is a good price. It was on time.
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I am now unbeatable!
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