Yet again, Franklin gets close but no cigar.

Has JOOLA fixed my trust issues?

Premium paddles without the premium price.

The future is now, but it’ll cost you.

The latest Gearbox Pro is as expected: Silent But Deadly.

The sequel to Vatic Pro’s Prism does not flop in the slightest.

Is this the PaddleTek dupe we’ve been waiting for?

Selkirk’s latest is the Lambo of paddles: overpriced, overpowered, and impractical.

We’ve already reviewed the budget-friendly Jelly Bean, so it’s only fitting to follow up with its slightly improved brother. When comparing the two, the Monarch All Court’s differences are straightforward.

You can’t make a wrong choice with one of 2024’s more talked about paddles.

Earlier this year, PaddleTek rose from the ashes with their latest lineup helmed by Anna Leigh Waters, Christian Alshon, and now Andrea Koop. It wasn’t long ago when they were rare, but now, the P-branded paddles are everywhere.

They say, “Heavy is the head that wears the crown,” but 11SIX24 confidently embraces that responsibility. The Vatic Pro Prism has held this title for over a year, and now, it’s time to pass the mantle. The Monarch Jelly Bean is the best value, wide-body paddle you can buy today.

It’s been a year of flashy releases that keep moving the goalposts of what’s considered a power paddle. The Olympus draws its line in the sand by giving the people what they need, not necessarily what they think they want.

I don’t even have words for what Gearbox has managed to create with this new Pro series. If you guys ever have watched my channel, you know that I have been a big critic of Gearbox and the performance of their paddles. They’ve always had the most durable paddles in Pickleball, but the performance was subpar and most polymer paddles were preferred by the market.

When PaddleTek announced the new Tempest line of paddles, it was immediately met with skepticism, memes, and low expectations. They haven’t updated their Tempest line in 3-4 years. So, when PaddleTek announced the paddles with identical graphics and hardly anything different on the spec sheet, people were rightly skeptical.

After play testing them, I think there’s more to enjoy than we may have thought. Read below to find out why.

Today we are taking a first look at the new Vatic Pro Alchemy which is Spencer Smith’s signature paddle.

Vatic has been on a huge run the last few months with new paddles that have been really popular. Can they continue that run with the Alchemy?

It’s that time of year again where I create a tier list video and rank the companies from best to worst. As always, this is meant to be more of a light hearted video rather than 100% science. These are my views and opinions on the companies after playing with their paddles, seeing how the business handles certain situations, and a number of other factors.