Diadem Sports Icon Pickleball Paddle,Liteweight Carbon Fiber in Black,7.7oz

This paddle is a winner! It is a lighter paddle, which works well for me as I have chronic tendonitis. The handle is a little longer than I was used to, but I was able to adjust my grip and it's fine. I find I have better control of shots at the net as well as the ability to easily drive the ball to the baseline. Best of all, it was on sale at a great price. This paddle is a keeper.

Excellent paddle. I have played with several nice paddles from various brands and this is now my go to. Love the rimless paddles. This paddle bring the power but also has a great sweet spot. Great for all levels of play. Recommend to all my friends and I am really in love with this paddle.

Expectations were probably too high. The paddle coming from a Z5 seemed to decrease my power and the feel was very soft. My net game is no better but the ability to produce spin has increased. I am hoping as my skill improves my ability to use this paddle more effectively will increase.

My order was changed at the suggestion of a friend at Diadem to the Warrior Edge, so count this as a review for that. I’m new to picklball. A tennis convert. Was looking for touch and spin for groundstrokes and this meets the needs. Can hit whatever shot I want with same technique almost I had in tennis. Has a very muted, soft sound which I like. So far very pleased with the Warrior Edge.

I love the sound that it makes when I hit the sweet spot of the paddle. However, it make a nice weird sound when I let go of the grip that most of the play are picking up. hahaha. There are time where I would hit it and the ball does not go that far.. Player error.. I need to figure out this paddle. Summary I do like it and it is lighter than my other one. I am playing this and the Attack 2.0 paddle.