I break down my thoughts on the Thrive Azul, its Kevlar and carbon fiber blend make for a great all around play, with a bit of extra pop! Thrive Pickleball Website: www.thrivepb.com 10% off with code: Pulse10
The Ruby was my Main paddle after coming from the DBD. I decided to Give the Azul a chance and OMG i am glad i did. You are right on the money this is a Ruby 2.0 phenomenal paddle i loved it so much i bought a 2nd for back up. This thing does everything. Amazing resets, Dink all day, crazy good spin, drives dip with beautiful precision, and gives you that pop. I cant say enough good things about this paddle.
@@JSithFPS@JSithFPS are a super smooth transition... it's very similar... I feel it has more pop at the kitchen line. I got the heaviest swing weight they sell and added 3g lead strips at 5 and 7 and then cut a 3g lead strip in half and put them at 10/2 .... worked great and won a bronze medal, cleaning up the men's division this past weekend... you won't be disappointed
I went with 117 swing weight and added a 3g strip toward the bottom to help with control. Not that it needs it plenty of control it’s just my normal setup.
I wanted more pop than what the Ruby provided at the net. Whoa. I played with the Azul today and launched multiple balls out. I’ll need to practice a block or a slight flick. Otherwise, any type of swing and if the paddle face is not down, the ball is sailing. Hopefully, I can dial it in. Feels like the DBD. I’ve been enjoying the Hurache X Control+ too. So, I’ll be rotating between the Azul, Hurache X Control +, and back to the DBD if I need to bring in the old faithful.
Hey Brian, good review. Have you seen any re-measurement of a used Ruby or other kevlar paddle to see how the "grit" is holding up? I did have a Ruby for a time and liked it but wondering if there's any concrete data on the grit (via spin calc). Thx
Hey Jason, I don’t yet have the ability to scientifically determine how much the grit has worn down on my Ruby, but I will say that all of the Kevlar paddles that i have tried and reviewed seem to keep the spin a grit better than T700 Carbon Fiber. Definitely better than crappy spray on grit, and my original Ruby that is 6 months old is still playable!
@@ThePicklePulse , yeah, agreed. I did see that Johnkew did retesting of his Ruby after 3 months of use and spin decreased ~15%. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ufHhLsm-QzU.html
Not that I know of, I would check the warranty section of their website. Every Thrive Paddle i have had has been well made and lasted, for what it’s worth.
I would bet so, what were you playing with before? I played with the Ruby for 6 months before switching over, and the Azul definitely has more power than that. It’s not close to the Joola gen. 3’s or the Gearbox though.
