@@MatthewKPickleball It’s okay! I ended up deciding on the Friday Pickeball Paddles, but your review was super helpful in deciding between other paddles as well!
I think $162, after promo code MATTHEWK, is a fair price for the Kevlar version. I tend to think of shapes as segments... as in elongated is for power and standard is for control, so this one confused me a bit. BUT when you think about it why wouldn't someone that likes elongated paddles want a control paddle? So I can accept this, but I am not ready to make the leap to a widebody power paddle yet.
Fair enough! Hope to purchase a machine one of these days, since some of the smaller companies don’t have that info on hand. And unfortunately, none of the bigger reviewers with databases have tested/reviewed this one. Hope the paddle comparisons gave you an idea!