Joola intentionaly manufactured core crushed paddles they knew had a very limited lifespan in order to provide immediate power from compromised cores. The big problem to me that they sold these compromised paddles without telling the buyers that they were designed to fail. Why would I buy from a company that demonstrated that disregard for their customer not to mention circumventing the rules?
Good question - the break-in on my Ripple is reminding me of the way the Gearbox PPE broke-in. It's noticeable, but it seems to be slowing and (hopefully) will level out before becoming too hot. We don't have enough data with the 3S's yet to know. They'll either do what JOOLA hopes, and become only slightly hotter, or worse case, they behave like the Gen-3's and break-in until they core corrupt. I'd be surprised if they had as many issues as the Gen-3s or Mods, because the core isn't compressed
"Fun" Fact: Apparently in the UPA Sanctioned State Championships that were held this year in 2024, they did not allow Joola 3S paddles despite them being UPA-A approved. What a complete sham
I loved my original Joola Scorpius Gen 3 but I won’t be dropping coin on a 3S because I can’t play with it in non PPA tournaments because it’s not USAP approved.
John I noticed you filmed in Lifetime and in a podcast you mentioned Lifetime wouldn’t let you do that - is this a video from before they wouldn’t let you or have you negotiated with them (I noticed no one was on the court t next to you). Great, great breakdown!
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This is a re-upload of the same video I posted two days ago, which was taken down because of a copyright issue with music I had in the video.
Joola intentionaly manufactured core crushed paddles they knew had a very limited lifespan in order to provide immediate power from compromised cores. The big problem to me that they sold these compromised paddles without telling the buyers that they were designed to fail. Why would I buy from a company that demonstrated that disregard for their customer not to mention circumventing the rules?
Because they’d been doing it long before the gen 3 paddles. The gen 2 Perseus and Hyperion C2 were also treated to the same core process.
Let's not overlook the the friendly "arms" race John is bringing to the table with this review -- X-RAY photography . This is great!!!!
What a shame, the music was great
Great review as usual John. Well done and kudos to the X-Ray from the Chiropractors office!
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The xray comparison is next level John, keep on innovating! How do you think the 3S models will compare to the Ripples in terms of getting hotter?
Good question - the break-in on my Ripple is reminding me of the way the Gearbox PPE broke-in. It's noticeable, but it seems to be slowing and (hopefully) will level out before becoming too hot. We don't have enough data with the 3S's yet to know. They'll either do what JOOLA hopes, and become only slightly hotter, or worse case, they behave like the Gen-3's and break-in until they core corrupt. I'd be surprised if they had as many issues as the Gen-3s or Mods, because the core isn't compressed
If a paddle is louder when it hits a ball and if you shake it you can hear some grit shaking around is it bad?
@@mr.mr.3301 the louder sound could be an issue, but the sound when shaking is usually just loose glue, and not usually a problem
"Fun" Fact: Apparently in the UPA Sanctioned State Championships that were held this year in 2024, they did not allow Joola 3S paddles despite them being UPA-A approved. What a complete sham
I loved my original Joola Scorpius Gen 3 but I won’t be dropping coin on a 3S because I can’t play with it in non PPA tournaments because it’s not USAP approved.
It would be good to hear thoughts comparing these and the Ripples.
John I noticed you filmed in Lifetime and in a podcast you mentioned Lifetime wouldn’t let you do that - is this a video from before they wouldn’t let you or have you negotiated with them (I noticed no one was on the court t next to you). Great, great breakdown!
Older footage ;)
A better review would be if you spent your own money so you would say if it is worth it? No?
No.