I personally really preferred the 15mm over the 11mm. No vibrations, much more consistent drops and resets. The thing is a tank, but weirdly has a large sweet spot for having no edge foam. Not a plush paddle by any means.. I wish there wasn't so much drama surrounding Proton, because it really is unique.
Oh interesting. I haven’t tried it personally but due to the higher swing weight I just assumed it would be more difficult to use. Did you find that it had less pop?
@@maxlevelpickleball Thanks for reply. I had the B and it hurt my arm/elbow. Think I'm going to try the A because a good paddle with longevity is what I'm really hoping for.
I was just looking to replace my badminton racket so I have been looking at a lot of reviews, but then this video showed up. I love badminton rackets and I'm quite particular about what I play with, so I was curious to learn about high end pickleball paddles. I mean no offence here, but I always felt pickleball was a rather dull and slow sport so I never spent much time learning about it. However, this video alone has completely changed my view of the sport - it is definitely something that can be played as hard and seriously as any other racket sport. You alone and the quality of this video has turned this into a sport that I want to get into. Keep going!
Thank you for the kind words! I will keep going 🙏 But yes I don't blame you. It's probably 20 times more fun to play Pickleball than to watch, and professional play is so refined that it actually makes the sport look too easy. Not to mention the production quality is awful most of the time (1080p 30fps???) and it doesn't capture the true speed of the ball due to the depth perception of the POV they use. I would say 4.0-5.5 is probably the sweet spot for entertainment
Thanks for the review! I bought an 11mm standard about 30 minutes before the release time. I think they had it out early for some reason so that might be why it sold out so quickly.
@@adamheath4599 yeah I kinda just rub if off with my hand in between rallies, but the best way would probably be a damp paper towel or regular towel. Would not recommend a rubber eraser used on carbon fiber paddles
Gen 3 related: you said you’re still trying to get refunded? If by PB central, I never got email replies, but I called them and handled my refund that way.
I bought mine from a local retailer and they said they haven’t been refunded by Joola yet so they’re not giving customers refunds until that happens. Told me I could just hang on to it until then
@@adamheath4599 I haven't tried any of the elongated versions but I heard the weights & swing weights were really high. What did you not like about them?
@@maxlevelpickleball oh where do I even start man. Well the swing weights are high, which I don’t mind because I play with heavy paddles anyways. But the weight, I think is due to drag from the nanotac surface. So the high swing weight isn’t even equating to more power. For the 11MM version, the power and pop were decent, but that was about it. The sweet spot was mediocre, I couldn’t reset the ball, my drops were inconsistent, the spin is good but not ground breaking. I get more spin with my black diamond. The 15mm is good in that is has a good sweet spot, the control game with drops and resets are good, but it just has no pop at the kitchen to be offense. The power is solid as well. All in all, the elongated versions are just lack luster paddles with no real strengths other than lasting spin, not even top end spin. Mind you, I’ve used the paddle for about 3 months to give it a fair shot.
I personally really preferred the 15mm over the 11mm. No vibrations, much more consistent drops and resets. The thing is a tank, but weirdly has a large sweet spot for having no edge foam. Not a plush paddle by any means.. I wish there wasn't so much drama surrounding Proton, because it really is unique.
Oh interesting. I haven’t tried it personally but due to the higher swing weight I just assumed it would be more difficult to use. Did you find that it had less pop?
Did you have 11mm A or B and felt too much vibrations?
@@amirsafari5115 I had the A, and it wasn’t too bad but the vibrations were definitely more noticeable than other paddles I’ve used.
@@maxlevelpickleball Thanks for reply. I had the B and it hurt my arm/elbow. Think I'm going to try the A because a good paddle with longevity is what I'm really hoping for.
Incredibly detailed review, hope you do more paddles go forward
Thank you!! That is the plan 😎
This is a solid review. Good work.
Thanks appreciate it!
Great review and very intriguing paddle for sure 😎👍
Thanks! Yeah its different for sure
I was just looking to replace my badminton racket so I have been looking at a lot of reviews, but then this video showed up. I love badminton rackets and I'm quite particular about what I play with, so I was curious to learn about high end pickleball paddles.
I mean no offence here, but I always felt pickleball was a rather dull and slow sport so I never spent much time learning about it. However, this video alone has completely changed my view of the sport - it is definitely something that can be played as hard and seriously as any other racket sport. You alone and the quality of this video has turned this into a sport that I want to get into. Keep going!
Thank you for the kind words! I will keep going 🙏
But yes I don't blame you. It's probably 20 times more fun to play Pickleball than to watch, and professional play is so refined that it actually makes the sport look too easy.
Not to mention the production quality is awful most of the time (1080p 30fps???) and it doesn't capture the true speed of the ball due to the depth perception of the POV they use. I would say 4.0-5.5 is probably the sweet spot for entertainment
Thanks for the review! I bought an 11mm standard about 30 minutes before the release time. I think they had it out early for some reason so that might be why it sold out so quickly.
Dang I should’ve woken up earlier 😭
I do need a new paddle! 🤔🤔🤔
This one is pretty solid… 🤔
10% top spin is OP!
We need more content!😂
@@ruxinnrafi3904 what would you like to see?
@@maxlevelpickleball 더 많은 피클볼 패들 리뷰를 원합니다!
@@ruxinnrafi3904 😂
They did Andre dirty with the 50K fine and 6 month suspension
Forreal so excessive
They made an example out of him 😢
@@maxlevelpickleball it’s BS
Any info on weight, swingweight, twistweight on the Elongated 11mm Type A or B?
Nope sorry! Only had that one standard version to test
Liked. I'd love to hear the weight of your unit if you have a digital scale. Is it exactly 8.0 per your review? Thanks.
Mine was 7.98 oz. It’s also on the spec sheet at 1:41 🫡
@@maxlevelpickleball Thanks! :)
Great review... how do you clean the ball dust off if there really is any?
The proton collects ball dust like crazy. I wipe it off between every rally. If you don't you feel like that area doesn't have the grippy texture.
Are you suppose to use a rubber eraser?
@@sesamesprinkles Nah, I wouldn't. You can simply rub it off with your hand or shirt very easily.
I wash mine. After a couple days, I’ll use a a squeezed out wet paper towel and wipe it, and then go over it again with a dry one.
@@adamheath4599 yeah I kinda just rub if off with my hand in between rallies, but the best way would probably be a damp paper towel or regular towel. Would not recommend a rubber eraser used on carbon fiber paddles
Isn't Nanotek a PU paint? Similar to the face on the Diadem A52?
I have no clue to be honest
It does feel like PU but don't know.
Curious to see the RPM measurements after a month or two
That’s a great idea!
I ordered an elongated 11mm today after canceling my order months ago. Now, they are already sold out again lol
Yeah I checked 2 hours late because I assumed it was in my time zone and all the standard shape 11 mm’s were sold out 😅
Do you like the 11mm extension? Tell us a little about your experience, thanks.
@@vicentemarcoslopez4953 what do you mean by extension?
@@maxlevelpickleball elongated, sorry
Gen 3 related: you said you’re still trying to get refunded? If by PB central, I never got email replies, but I called them and handled my refund that way.
I bought mine from a local retailer and they said they haven’t been refunded by Joola yet so they’re not giving customers refunds until that happens. Told me I could just hang on to it until then
@@maxlevelpickleball bought my Joola gen 3 direct from Joola, their email doesn’t work and two phone messages requesting refund have gone unanswered
My buttcap also came out too. I have to re-tape it like once a week.
Dang feelsbad
@@maxlevelpickleball yeah it’s apart of the reason why I’m not using the paddle lol. Plus I think the elongated versions are just not good.
@@adamheath4599 I haven't tried any of the elongated versions but I heard the weights & swing weights were really high. What did you not like about them?
@@maxlevelpickleball oh where do I even start man. Well the swing weights are high, which I don’t mind because I play with heavy paddles anyways. But the weight, I think is due to drag from the nanotac surface. So the high swing weight isn’t even equating to more power.
For the 11MM version, the power and pop were decent, but that was about it. The sweet spot was mediocre, I couldn’t reset the ball, my drops were inconsistent, the spin is good but not ground breaking. I get more spin with my black diamond.
The 15mm is good in that is has a good sweet spot, the control game with drops and resets are good, but it just has no pop at the kitchen to be offense. The power is solid as well.
All in all, the elongated versions are just lack luster paddles with no real strengths other than lasting spin, not even top end spin. Mind you, I’ve used the paddle for about 3 months to give it a fair shot.
Another cheat paddle
Potentially. Other reviewers say the paddle is at the top of the spin leaderboards but not much higher than the other top tier spin paddles