Bell Racquet Sports has Pickleball Paddletek & Prince Factory Seconds Paddles on sale below for prices starting from $49.95 each. Shipping is a flat rate of $8.95, or shipping is free on orders $99+.
Thanks to community member nebpony for finding this deal.
All Paddletek and Prince listed are brand new (never used) paddles that show a slight cosmetic blemish from production.
Other brands may be open box / used, or cosmetically blemished.
1-10 rating scale, with 10 being LOOKS NEW and 1 being LOOKS VERY USED.
Demos do not have covers, nor include any bag or case.
Grips: factory size, unmodified, unless otherwise noted. Stock may be mixed between paddle models and we cannot guarantee a particular grip style or size.
These paddles are "final sale" and are sold with no manufacturer's warranty, are non-returnable and not eligible for exchange.
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Bell Racquet Sports has Pickleball Paddletek & Prince Factory Seconds Paddles on sale below for prices starting from $49.95 each. Shipping is a flat rate of $8.95, or shipping is free on orders $99+.
Thanks to community member nebpony for finding this deal.
All Paddletek and Prince listed are brand new (never used) paddles that show a slight cosmetic blemish from production.
Other brands may be open box / used, or cosmetically blemished.
1-10 rating scale, with 10 being LOOKS NEW and 1 being LOOKS VERY USED.
Demos do not have covers, nor include any bag or case.
Grips: factory size, unmodified, unless otherwise noted. Stock may be mixed between paddle models and we cannot guarantee a particular grip style or size.
These paddles are "final sale" and are sold with no manufacturer's warranty, are non-returnable and not eligible for exchange.
Tennis player and current pickleball player here. I started with the Selkirk pro air invikta. But that's like gen 1 technology. If you have a long stroke, stay away from power paddles such as the gearbox pro power, joola gen 3. Paddle of the year for 2023 was the double black diamond from six zero and I absolutely loved the control and power on that paddle. If paddles have options such as 14mm and 16mm, it just means one is geared more towards control (16mm) and the other is more thin thus allowing for more pop (14mm).
If you're new and still experimenting, the best budget paddles out there are the vatic pro, and Friday paddles. The quality and performance meet today's play with a cheap pricing point to match.
I'll never understand why sd'ers ask for advice from other sd'ers rather than googling for reviews from competent, learned sources but 🤷 ♂️.
I'll share there is a big difference between $50, $100, and $200+ paddles, as there should be. Most newer players will want to emphasize control over power. One of the top rated for a nearly ideal balance of control, balance and power is the Joola Ben Johns Hyperion CFS 16. It's 2 years old tech but still a fantastic all arounder for many skill levels. Can be found new for $150 or so.
You're just going to be paying for the Paddletek branding. Those paddles are a bit out of date and don't have the recent improvements. There's a bunch of good budget generation 2 paddles out there which are thermoformed, made of high quality Toray T700 carbon fiber, etc...
I'd check out 11six24.com vaticpro.com gospartus.com hudefsport.com to name a few. Coupons are readily available too if you check out reddit or DM me and I can get you some.
Gen 3 paddles are also coming to the market now. Joola just released theirs but several brands are about to come out with theirs at more reasonable prices
Plus another 20 for the logo sprayed on the face of it. Go to HomeGoods, they have sets for under 20 in any color and shape you want.
Yeah, I bought a pair of Tommy Bahama Paddles from Marshalls for $12. I guess they are not good enough for most of guys here, but they are good enough for me to play casually.
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I'll never understand why sd'ers ask for advice from other sd'ers rather than googling for reviews from competent, learned sources but 🤷 ♂️.
I'll share there is a big difference between $50, $100, and $200+ paddles, as there should be. Most newer players will want to emphasize control over power. One of the top rated for a nearly ideal balance of control, balance and power is the Joola Ben Johns Hyperion CFS 16. It's 2 years old tech but still a fantastic all arounder for many skill levels. Can be found new for $150 or so.
When I began pickleball journey, I asked Google and they recommended from every site the onix z5. I don't trust Google for a lot of things. I trust forums haha
I don't want to comment too much, as I'm a real 4.25 player. But if you're going to buy a cheap Amazon $36 paddle, this deal is way better than those. If you have a wooden paddle, yes talking to you, buy this $50 unit.
If you're new and still experimenting, the best budget paddles out there are the vatic pro, and Friday paddles. The quality and performance meet today's play with a cheap pricing point to match.
Couldn't agree more. I have been playing competitively for the past year ~10+ hours/week and still the 16mm Vatic pro flash is my favorite paddle. I like the Selkirk Luxx a lot as well but it's hard to justify that price when it's not that much better imo.
In response to people talking about $10 Amazon/Marshalls paddles - there's really a massive difference and I think it's much easier to learn with even a decent paddle. This game is largely about learning how to control soft shots over the net and it's really hard to do that with a cheap paddle that the ball really pops off of.
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I'll share there is a big difference between $50, $100, and $200+ paddles, as there should be. Most newer players will want to emphasize control over power. One of the top rated for a nearly ideal balance of control, balance and power is the Joola Ben Johns Hyperion CFS 16. It's 2 years old tech but still a fantastic all arounder for many skill levels. Can be found new for $150 or so.
I'd check out 11six24.com vaticpro.com gospartus.com hudefsport.com to name a few. Coupons are readily available too if you check out reddit or DM me and I can get you some.
Gen 3 paddles are also coming to the market now. Joola just released theirs but several brands are about to come out with theirs at more reasonable prices
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I'll share there is a big difference between $50, $100, and $200+ paddles, as there should be. Most newer players will want to emphasize control over power. One of the top rated for a nearly ideal balance of control, balance and power is the Joola Ben Johns Hyperion CFS 16. It's 2 years old tech but still a fantastic all arounder for many skill levels. Can be found new for $150 or so.
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In response to people talking about $10 Amazon/Marshalls paddles - there's really a massive difference and I think it's much easier to learn with even a decent paddle. This game is largely about learning how to control soft shots over the net and it's really hard to do that with a cheap paddle that the ball really pops off of.
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