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Playing with a mid-priced Champion. It suits me for now but likely doing to do an upgrade. By the way, your video on how to pick shoes was great and helped me decide on new ones.
Paddles are all about feeling comfortable. One of my partners started playing with a very inexpensive paddle. She got better quickly and was looking for something new, however she never played as well as with the cheap one. So she is still using that one.
Paddletek Element. Three years, still has a strong surface, original grip still in excellent condition, still able to apply great spin, top-to-bottom balance is excellent, and weight is on the lower end.
The first time I played I used a wooden paddle and a graphite paddle. I like the way the graphite paddle played over the wooden one. All aspects of my game have been improving using a $40 graphite paddle I bought on Amazon. My daughter bought me a $90 paddle for Father's Day which was lighter and had I believe had more pop. First time I played with it I couldn't control any of my shots and had a real lousy game with it. I immediately went back to my Amazon paddle. It made me realize paddles play a lot different
You're so right expensive does not always equal better. Not sure what surfaces you are playing on but I have one paddle I prefer for indoors and one for outdoors, perhaps you can try that other one on a different surface. Better yet, you obviously have a sweet daughter bring her and the paddle to the court and play together!
Hi Sam The circumference of pickleball grips is normally small 4", medium 4 1/4 and large at 4 1/2". I am not sure about tennis racquets but I will ask our Tennis Pro the next time I see her and repost.
I think a few ounces of weight will not affect the swing speed. That's all mental. I like a heavier balanced feel though. I think it is more important to have that heavier feel so that you can tell exactly where your hand is on the grip without having to look at it though.
