Hey everyone this is Keith Valentine I am at the exclusive Yola event I’m playing with bradden erser from pickle ball effect he’s one of the YouTube influencers you guys know him well uh we’re playing against Ben Croft from just paddles and Sydney Steiner who she is a uh influencer on Instagram Ben just hit a sick shot.
Between the legs uh it was like the very first point uh we’re playing with the new Yola paddles the gen three I can’t tell you any specs about them but I can tell you that these paddles are sick paddles they’ve got tons of power and tons of touch I was very impressed with the spin so let’s just get into this game and watch it a bit watch some of.
The points here Sydney Sydney taking it out of the air there taking it down on Braden um you know this is the second day of this event we got got a chance to play it day one and this is the second day playing it I’m actually playing with the Hyperion model Brayden is playing with the Magnus I believe uh Ben Croft.
Is playing with the pereus and Sydney is playing with the um persus as well if I’m not mistaken she’s playing with the I’m playing with the Ben John’s version of the Hyperion I found I found the hyperion to be the most balanced I really like the balance bance of that one more than the.
Others and you’ll see a bunch of balls sailing in this because if you um haven’t hit these paddles yet once you hit them you’ll see that they have a tremendous power uh to them and very very much increases the dwell time the technology they use in this is pretty incredible can’t wait to tell you guys.
About it the paddle comes out on April 16th so I would recommend holding off buying any paddles until you see the reviews but get our code and be ready you’re going to really like these paddles I think it’s going to be one of the hottest sellers of 2024 and really I think is a game changer oh good good hands battle there.
The speed UPS on this you really have to get used to it cuz it it the ball comes moving really fast a little bit of interference going on there we’re playing at a place called The Exchange in New Orleans uh down in the French Quarter really really nice pickle ball bar and uh restaurant area.
So if you’re ever visiting New Orleans you got to go check out the exchange good speed up there by Bren Bren had some really nice games like he uh is definitely a 5 player uh definitely fun to play with really good uh communicator on the court Sydney really impressed me though she actually had some games she’s not just a pretty.
Face and an influencer she actually has some really good games you guys check her out on on Instagram at Sydney steineker is her handle Ben two is an ex tennis player you can definitely tell he had game maybe it was racket ball I think he.
Played ret ball not tennis he definitely had some different shots there really fun guy really fun to play talks a lot of smack the spin on these paddles um and you can just see like even even that one I had really bad foot position but man that ball almost came down and dropped into the court so uh when you get a hold.
Of this the right way this thing just drops like a rock out of the air really good able to put Top Spin dinks in there Top Spin drop really can uh just put a lot of spin on all of the different shots really incredible there I think it’s.
22 yeah did that a bunch of times um with hitting drives with this paddle I it really just grabbed onto the ball and just dipped so you really found that you could actually hit more tennis likee shots with it because of the dwell time on this paddle you can really hit let your wrist go and hit some really good.
Um Top Spin shots or and just really kind of let the paddle grab the ball almost like a tennis racket it would grab the ball and just let it spin missed that one I was kind of in a bad position but man that thing was coming fast had to get used to it little bit of miscommunication there.
Call that a divorce ball they’re not dating so not them but uh anytime you hit between your opponents and they’re not communicating nice little divorce ball there I think we’re three 32 I believe 3 three I think actually yes.
Sir oh good put back there by Braden he uh he was kind of laughing there talking with Chris Olsen Chris Olsson sitting right here behind us laughing talking with us he’s like I always wanted a butt tap from the pirate I didn’t know how to take that it was a it’s kind of funny little bit awkward but kind of funny I knew what he.
Meant right yep got Sydney to overextend a little bit on there uh the paddle definitely takes a little bit of getting used to if you’re used to control paddles this is very controllable paddle but you got to hold it light so you can’t uh you can’t really have a a hard grip with this paddle otherwise the.
Ball’s going to go flying take it but as you can see like we’ve only been playing this a little bit that’s not supposed to come back and um you know all adjusting pretty well after one day of play so it’s it’s definitely um takes a little bit of an adjustment day one there was a lot of balls hitting the walls there was a lot of balls uh flying.
Out of the Court oh good move good shot there by Braden just kind of bent that down the line we at four Sydney wants that one back yeah I think we’re at five left-handed shot but got another ball came on our court another.
Court two-handed drive by Braden then he missed the drop I think we have seven now 371 I’m not mistaken oh yeah yeah it does not take much think that one got a little bit away from great I.
Think he was trying the 14 mm version um at this at this point he’s definitely playing with perus look at that get back I really got lucky there and then look at Ben Ben standing over there he uh he totally ran around that shot and then was just sitting.
There cheering us from the sideline it’s so hilarious you can hear Chris Olsen talking trash to him you know Chris Olson from pickle ball Studio he was there got to meet and hang out with those guys him and pickle ball will a really fun guy really enjoyed playing with them lots of laughter and smiles um meeting him and John Q and in Braden.
From pickle ball effect but he was over there talking trash to Ben and it was so so such a good put back by me and then then Bren couldn’t finish that last shot he was over there like an Umpire I was saying sitting here just watching the action but really really felt like I.
Could dial in the the third shots there now the bouncing a little bit High there got myself into the trouble um so the adjustment there you know still still trying to dial in and haven’t really had a whole lot of time playing this pattle and it definitely is a learning curve for me for sure I think it’s uh 75 I think is what we were getting corrected.
There and uh you know what if you get the ball lifted with these paddles forget about it the ball’s going night night it uh it is not coming back if you get an overhead these things got tremendous put away power so really definitely um really defining what a gen 3 paddle is it it’s got control it’s got touch it’s got Spin.
And it’s got power so um really can’t wait for you guys to see the technology here April 16th put a little pressure on Sydney there out did we go little bit long like I said there’s a lot of those going around this.
Weekend man I got to get work fix I just kept getting caught not far enough back from the from the uh ball I’m just not moving my feet was dropping like that’s sickness I I wasn’t going to I wasn’t going to let it GOP yeah it was hard to let the ball go because the balls were dipping so hard.
Um so many of them did drop in when they got good Top Spin oh what was I thinking yeah I got a little green there I don’t even know what I was thinking there was trying to put the ball away on a backhand roll just not a good shot work a little bit yeah that was me I was thinking.
About going going for the Ernie and uh I hesitated and then I tried to speed it up and I speed it up right to his paddle so I don’t know why I did that that was a really bad choice I think we cracked the ball there return’s see what Ben can do here in the dink battles making him move a.
Little bit you oh he caught Braden there I think that was ball was going to be long but it’s super hard to get out of the way this Ball’s coming so fast I I don’t think it really shows up on video as fast as the ball look you know it doesn’t look as fast as it was actually coming that hurt my heart that really hurt my.
Heart yeah this one slit I think we’re at 8 Maybe then run that ball was actually in was able to actually get myself back up to the kitchen I was actually very surprised with that good get back by Ben what a.
Loser not twice what a huge loser not twice can’t believe I did that he didn’t get me twice you hear Chris laughing at him olon in the background cacklin a little bit of break in the action as people are moving into different courts so they can play try.
Out these different paddles they had a table full of all the different paddles that we could try all the different models I hit all the different models I really actually liked the Hyperion the best I felt like I said earlier it was the best balance um but all of the shapes had their pluses and minuses and I’ll talk.
About that in my review you can see how that one kind of popped up a little um you know if you catch it in the dead center of the paddle and you don’t have your grip corrected you know it can pop up on you so definitely a little bit of a learning curve oh yeah once again I don’t think my footwork was that great I was kind of.
On my heels I was a little bit late on my switch there on his was there for the putback Sydney caught him really quick but he’s definitely there for the.
putback that one caught me completely off pick Ball influencers version one if you don’t have a paddle we can help with that too check these out so Ben apparently says he’s a pickle ball Pro he is he definitely has some game that was a lot of fun guys thanks for.
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These guys are probably like 3.5s maybe.
It's really nice to see footage of 3.5-3.75 players because that's much closer to the average pickleball player. It can be hard to tell if a paddle will suit your needs when all you see is 5.5 players using it. Thanks for uploading this!
So these have power. How is the control?
I can see added weights on some of the paddles?
Interesting video! Thanks for sharing! I’m a 72 yr old 3.0 player, seems like if it is so hard for you guys to control the new paddles, I never could.
Truthfully, I’m a bit disappointed with the trend toward huge power and pop in the paddle industry. I wear knee braces, like you, and have trouble getting to hard balls now, the new power levels will just make it worse. I hope the industry caps allowable power levels so older folks can still have fun in the sport and not get destroyed.
wow, you are the first one to do any type of "review" on it, everyone else is hush hush about how these paddles play.
Which paddle did most people gravitate towards? I’m assuming the Ben Johns Perseus version?
Is it just me, or are the paddles a lot quieter?
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