Showing posts with label composite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label composite. Show all posts

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Paddle Review: Pickleball Inc. "Predator"

The PREDATOR has been widely used in the Florida pickleball community for many years and has only recently become available in significant quantities to be offered nationally.
The PREDATOR has a hybrid carbon-fiber material knowing it resists wear then put over the composite core with the thickest density on the market to give the PREDATOR a much longer life.
Features
  • Tapered  handle to make the center of the grip slightly smaller. This feature gives the player a unique hand cradle for superior paddle control.
  •  Deluxe cushion/ribbed/vented gamma grip to reduce ball-on-paddle trauma. 
  •  Double glued the edgeguard on every PREDATOR to reduce premature edgeguard departure.
  • Tested many brands of premium industrial paints before finding one that gives us the exceptional anti-chipping qualities we were looking for. You're gonna love this paint!
  • The PREDATOR weighs 8 to 8.5 ounces, is painted gray, crimson, and green with a black edgeguard and black screen print.

    The PREDATOR plays very nice: solid, powerful, and shorter grip with contours.
    It sells for $70 CDN.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Pickleball Paddle Review: Pro-lite Enforcer (Composite & Graphite)

The ENFORCER series from Pro-lite sports is one of their widest entry in the regular size of the pickleball paddle market. It has a teardrop design, with a mid-size length handle with a gamma thin-over grip. The teardrop design has less paddle face, which tends to give a faster response. Being a pro-lite they have the typical hard playing surface, that provides excellent power and durability. The graphite model weighs in at approx. 7.2 oz, and the composite version weighs in at approx. 7.6 oz. The Enforcer graphite sells for $60 new, or also available through us as a new factory 2nd for $55. The Enforcer composite sells for $58 new, or also available through us as a new factory second for $54.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Pickleball Paddle Review: S-Type Composite & Graphite Slammer

The Composite Slammer (the orange one shown) and the Graphite Slammer are 2 widely popular paddles from S-Type sports. The paddles have a smaller face than regular paddles with a 8" X 9" hitting surface. One of the key features that people like about these paddles is the long handle, which allows some of us to choke up on the paddle allowing greater control. I have heard from some former tennis players that they in fact look for a paddle with a longer handle. The Graphite Slammer weighs in at 6.0 oz. and in was one of the lightest in the sport. The Composite Slammer is still a rather lightweight paddle weighing only 6.5 oz. They both come standard with a Gamma thin overgrip. The orange Composite Slammer shown has Gamma Gel grip, that was added extra for a customer that needed a thicker grip.

The Composite Slammer sells new for $50 or new factory 2nd sells for $45.
The Graphite Slammer sells new for $55 or factory 2nd sells for $50.