Pick one up a week ago, I have played 3 times so far and I love it so far. It was an easy transition from The Six Zero Ruby. Handle is long enough for my two handed backhand, only problem I had was finding a spot to rest my left pointer finger as it kept finding the Y gap. Thanks for your review, I know I didn't make a mistake in purchasing this racket.
I love this paddle. I feel that it has remarkable control and a huge sweetspot. I found it easy to feel comfortable handling all situations as I feel there was no sacrifice of control that often results when moving to the more powerful 14mm paddles.
Brian great review of a special paddle. Congrats my friend. Hope you are having a wonderful summer. Will be in NC for a couple of weeks visiting my son. Give you a call to say hello. Keep up the great work. All the best and saludos from Panama.
Racket plays great. I think it is the best racket for hands battles and getting into the kitchen. The feel of the ball is way different imo cause the dwell time is completely different than most other paddles.
Hard to believe they designed this "racquet" for tennis players with a 5" grip. Most tennis players use a twooey and need a longer grip. Also tennis players typically prefer the elongated shape vs a standard shape and a thicker grip. Not that the OM has bad traits in a paddle. Just not what tennis players typically want. Personally I prefer more of a control paddle or an All Court leaning control. Would have liked to hear the RPMs for comparison to mainstream paddles. Nevertheless, thanks for the review of a very unique paddle!
OM Aero¹ PRO is in development which is an elongated version with 5.5inch handle. RPMs have been clocked at just shy of 2000 typically, though it depends on technique.
I really don't like the marketing that Om is doing. First, that is clearly a paddle. A racquet would have steings. Second, as someone else said, every tennis player I have ever played with likes elongated paddlea with ling handles.
