Carbon Fiber Pickleball Paddles Set, Anti-Slip Sweat-Absorbing Cushion Comfort Grip 1 Grip Tapes, 1 Paddle Cover, 1 Paddles & 2 X-40 USAPA Standard Outdoor Pickleball.

If you are just getting into Pickleball and you don’t want to spend a ton of money on a paddle then this is a good starter set. It also comes with two balls and a case. While I might not find these of the highest quality, it’s definitely a cost-efficient option, especially if you’re just getting into the sport.

Not good

Being new to pickle ball, I don't have a lot of experience with other paddles except one. I have one other paddle that cost about $30 more than this one and those are the only two paddles I've played with. Quite frankly, I couldn't tell the difference in the two. I played the same regardless of the paddle which tells me that this paddle performed as well as a more expensive one. I think it's a great paddle for a beginner!

I've used some other paddles, and they were roughly the same weigh. This one may be a touch lighter. It moves quickly, and feels good in your hand. It has the thickness more akin to a tennis racket, which works for me because I used to play tennis. It has a lot of pop. The ball comes off the paddle fast. My only issue is that I am a natural top spin, ground stroke player. While I can still plenty of spin off of this paddle, the surface is surprisingly smooth, and perhaps not as grippy as I would prefer. That being said, it's the favorite I've tried, so far.

Been using these 3-4 times a week for the past few months. They’ve held up very well. No issues

This is an ok paddle, but I will not be playing with it for several reasons:- The sweet spot is quite small - anything outside the central area of the paddle is pretty "dead". A simple test of dropping a ball on various parts of the surface will show a dramatic difference in the bounce.- The surface has no "grit" and is quite smooth. Not good for putting spin on the ball. You can still get spin, but a rougher surface texture is far betterOn the positive side, the price is reasonable for what appears to be a well constructed paddle; the grip is a good size and comfortable; the weight is pretty good (mine comes in at 7.9 oz) and the cover is a nice thing to have.As others have said, the included balls are not good quality

This paddle has been my favorite, its handling is very comfortable. It is super lightweight and hits very well.

It's painful to see beginners writing reviews of paddles when they don't know what to look for. Just because a paddle is light, doesn't make it a good paddle. (Weight often increases power. And where the weight is distributed is often more important that the total weight.) Just because a paddle says it is carbon fiber, doesn't mean that it performs well. (Or even that it's made of carbon fiber!) There's a lot of fly-by-night paddle makers that flat out lie. (About 20% of the paddles that say they are "USAPA" approved, in fact, NOT USAPA approved.) The core of the paddle and the texture of the surface and the thickness and the shape and the handle-length... all these things add up to create the characteristics of how well a paddle handles different tasks.Let me simply say that this Amptyhub paddle is a waste of money. Is it made of carbon fiber? Maybe. It looks like carbon fiber on the surface. But there's 2 things that make one think otherwise: 1) they put a clear coat over the carbon fiber surface that is ultra smooth. This is such a stupid waste -- you WANT the rough texture of the carbon fiber because that helps you put spin on the ball! 2) It feels like fiberglass when you play with it... only worse.I don't want to spend a lot of time covering this paddle because it just felt like junk for the price. I've found paddles twice as good at half the price. This thing had a very poor sweet spot... every ball I it with it felt like it would go flat and die a bit. There's no texture whatsoever, so say goodbye to adding a wicked top-spin or slice to the ball.I just don't get why this paddle exists. It doesn't offer much control. It doesn't offer any spin. It doesn't offer power. If this was a paddle sold for $20, I wouldn't give it such a hard time... but I've played with some fantastic $80 - $100 paddles that offer some serious advantages over beginner paddles. This Amptyhub (who came up with that weird name?!!) is a $5 piece of plastic whose only purpose is to find a landfill. If they charged a fair (much cheaper) price for this thing, I would shrug it off.Here's my final reason to avoid this paddle: Amptyhub lies about being USAPA approved. Yes, about 20-25% of the cheap-o manufacturers do this, but it's no excuse. Why would you buy from a company that outright lies to its customers. (You can verify if a paddle is USAPA approved by going to the USAPA website.)