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[EARLY ACCESS] Helios3 - Gen3 Carbon Fiber 14mm Power Paddle

[EARLY ACCESS] Helios3 - Gen3 Carbon Fiber 14mm Power Paddle

Regular price $169.90 USD
Regular price Sale price $169.90 USD
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Color: Blue Strike

Key Features:

  • DynamoCore Gen3 Core for Power: The Helios3 paddle is equipped with the revolutionary DynamoCore Gen3 core, designed to deliver explosive power on drives, counters, and speed-ups, while maintaining a refined touch on resets, drops, and dinks. This is a revised and poppier core than our Alecto3 variant.
  • Carbon Fiber for Grit and Durability: With a premium, T700 Toray Raw Carbon Fiber face, the Helios3 offers balances that Gen3 power with exceptional spin and precision, perfect for drops, resets and drives on your way to the kitchen. Pairs great with our eraser to stay gritty and spinny much longer than Kevlar.
  • Streamlined Construction: Using an advanced thermoforming process, the paddle's core and edges are sealed to expand the sweet spot and increase power, giving players a significant advantage on the court. We've optimized the amount of edge foam along the perimeter of the core to reduce core crush susceptibility. 
  • Balanced Control: The elongated shape of the Helios3 provides an ideal balance between power and control, while the foam-injected edge and handle enhance stability and increase the sweet spot for improved ball control. It's less head heavy than it's Alecto3 predecessor, which helps in hand battles and swing weight.
  • Play for Good: Every Helios3 paddle purchase supports a better world. Pickln donates 50% of profits to charity, allowing you to make a positive impact while investing in your game. 
  • USAP Pending: USAP approval pending

Specs

  • Dimensions: 16.5 in x 7.5 in
  • Core: 14mm PP DynamoCore 
  • Grip: 5.5 in long, 4.25in circumference
  • Spin: 2,100 RPM, 85th percentile
  • Average weight: 7.8oz
  • Twist weight (stock): 5.82
  • Swing weight (stock): 114
  • Recommended build: 4in 1g tape from top of grip up throat of paddle on either side. TW: [pending], SW: [pending]
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Lazza
the best paddle I've owned, and I've owned too many ...

Since I am the first reviewer let me give a bit of a long-ish review. For reference I am a 4.0+ level senior (68).

So here are the salient points about this paddle:

- it is not a BOOM-BOOM paddle. You won't confuse it with the MOD TA-15. It is more of an all court leaning power paddle with moderate pop. FWIW, I cannot see why the USAP would deny certifying this paddle.

- although it is a gen 3 paddle it plays nothing like many gen 3 paddles (MOD TA-15, 3S, Pulse) in that there is no catapulting of the ball when you strike it. Performance is very linear.

- the paddle feels remarkably soft and composed for a 14 mm paddle (; I added 12 grams of perimeter weighting). There is absolutely no instability and the sweet spot seems quite large. It has the control of a 16 mm paddle.

- great control overall. After adding perimeter weighting I could simply pick up the paddle and play with it like a champ. It feels light for an elongated paddle.

However when I first unwrapped the paddle I thought I made a huge mistake. The grip felt uncomfortable. It felt like the paddle has something hard running down the sides of the grip, as if the grip and the paddle are completely integrated (, which is probably a good thing). I placed two over grips on it and it felt better. Yet when I got on the court to play ...

- the grip felt absolutely fine!! No discomfort whatsoever.

Finally, the paddle is gorgeous (I got the pink one). I had the PICKLN Alecto Blue which was a great yet boring looking paddle. However this Helios3 is a WOW!

So yeah, buy this paddle already.