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.

If you are a player who likes to dink, block, reset, and drop, then this is the perfect list for you. Today we’ll be discussing the best paddles you can buy when it comes to control.

There are hundreds of options on the market that you could choose, but this is what I have narrowed down as the top 5 that should cover a wide variety of players at different performance levels, price points, and shapes.

When Vatic came to market, their claim to fame was producing high performance paddles at a much cheaper price than the market was used to.

With the new Vatic Pro Prism, they have continued this tradition by creating a $100 paddle that competes with paddles well over $200.

The Pickleball paddle market has seen significant price reductions in the last year. In years past, price was highly correlated with paddle performance. In 2023, many brands have broken this norm and created paddles for $100 or less that compete with paddles that are $200+

The highly anticipated Joola Perseus is finally here. Ben Johns and the Joola team have been teasing this paddle for half of 2023. It is the successor to the very popular Joola Hyperion CFS that launched last year.

Can it possibly live up to the hype in a sea of amazing paddles?