Recently played with the family, paddles used were mom’s Filth, dad’s Drip, daughter’s popular brand ($100) and a starter Amazon POS paddle. Son had never played, ever, but is a super athlete, college hockey player with great hand-eye coordination. After playing with all four he said the starter and popular paddle were basically the same but the Drip was very easy to play with and made it possible to hit the ball where you want to. He said, “mom’s paddle is gross. It’s got way more pop.” Transla...