This episode of Quite Optimal is a complete guide to pickleball paddles. First, I show you how to choose the best pickleball paddle for the cost by discussing all aspects of a paddle’s construction. Then I review five paddles, including the Vatic Pro Prism V7 and 4 cheap paddles under $70.
PRODUCT LINKS
Vatic Pro Prism V7 –
Roycelong Paddle –
Hisk RavPro –
Aihoye –
VIDEO CONTENT
0:00 – Intro
0:44 – Edgeless vs Edge Guard
1:03 – Surface Material
1:32 – Thermoformed vs 1st Gen
2:18 – Core Material
3:23 – Paddle Thickness
3:56 – Paddle Shape
4:08 – Vatic Pro V7
4:35 – Roycelong Paddle
4:58 – Aihoye APK-01
5:12 – FMEIDA Paddle
5:30 – Hisk Paddle
6:00 – Conclusion
BEST OF EVERYTHING ACTIVELY UPDATED MASTER LIST
DISCLAIMERS
This video is NOT sponsored. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Keep in mind, it would not be above these no-name Chinese brands to print the USA Pickleball logo on their paddles without going through the approval process. In fact, it is pretty much standard practice for them. It’s not like they’re going to get sued…
Is Vactic Prism still the best value as of September 2025?
It’s the person holding the paddle, $20 vs $350 makes no difference
Without a doubt this guy has amazing content and does his research. Bought the Royce Long after watching this, works amazing. I was hoping maybe @Ritzy Bellhop, can you do another updated video of this soon since there are now newer generations of paddles and this sport has gain popularity exponentially since you made this video?
I know I’m late, but do you know anything about the Onix Z1 paddles?