Are Expensive Pickleball Paddles Worth It? 17 Tested From $99
I tested 17 pickleball paddles from $99 to $250. Here's what's actually worth your money and what disappointed. 0:00 Intro 2:24 Pickle Poppers - POP N Frost & POP N Tango 5:49 Gherkin Wraith Series 10:15 Adidas ADIPOWER PRO Edition ATTK 16:20 Diadem Edge BluCore Series 19:08 Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro & Power Series 21:37 Element 6 Zephyr 23:42 RPM Friction Pro 27:08 Flik Falcon 13mm 29:31 Wrap Up MY TOP PICK: RPM Friction Pro - My current main paddle. Best playing Gen 3 I've tested despite the $249 price tag. BEST VALUE: Vatic V-Sol Pro - $99 with code MPB. Add 9 grams of weight and it competes with paddles twice the price. BIGGEST SURPRISE: Element 6 Zephyr - $125 with code MPB. Solid stability right out of the box. DISAPPOINTMENTS: Diadem Edge BluCore - Can't justify $250 when better options exist for less. Flik Falcon 13mm - Too head-heavy and unforgiving for my game. ADIDAS IS BACK: ADIPOWER PRO Edition - Three models at $189. ATTK 14mm is my pick but replace the stock grips. All paddles include Pickle Poppers, Gherkin Wraith, Vatic V-Sol Pro & Power, and more. Use code MPB for discounts. Links and full specs at mattspickleball.com Sponsored by Bodhi Pickleball - Code MPB saves 15% at bodhipickleball.com 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for weekly paddle reviews & previews 💵 Save on paddles with code MPB 🎙️ Podcast on Apple, Spotify & more 📰 Newsletter (early test data) → https://newsletter.mattspickleball.com 📸 Instagram →   / mattspickleball  💬 Discord →   / discord  📍 Full Paddle Finder & Specs → https://paddles.mattspickleball.com 🔥 PADDLE DISCOUNTS (Code MPB works on most) Selkirk (INF-MPB) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... JOOLA (10% OFF) → https://joola-usa.myshopify.com/Xa6zWc CRBN (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Franklin (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Diadem (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Ronbus ($20 OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Six Zero (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Vatic Pro ($10 OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Bread & Butter (15% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Pickleball Apes (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Mark Pickleball (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Spartus (10% OFF, code MPB) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... 11SIX24 (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Chorus (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Thrive (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Maverix (15% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Neonic (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Reload (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... FORWRD (KTCHN, 10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... Honolulu Pickleball (10% OFF) → https://www.mattspickleball.com/disco... ‪@RPMPickleball‬ ‪@adidas‬ ‪@VaticPro-sw2hi‬ ‪@diademsports‬
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