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Stances by paddle
Bread & Butter Loco 2 Hybrid 16mm
6 positive · 4 negative across 10 traits
Controlnegative
“Resets still take cleaner hands than a dead control face.”
Durabilitystrongly positive
“Spin durability Tier 1: Under 5% spin loss after impact testing (independent lab test)”
Hand speedpositive
“Swing weight around 112 is still quick for this much pop.”
Handle and gripnegative
“5.3 inch handle is short for a two-handed backhand”
Popstrongly positive
“Top 7% for pop”
Powerstrongly positive
“The Loco 2 Hybrid is a power foam paddle. Drives and speed-ups come off hot.”
Spinstrongly positive
“Spin in our pass sits around 2,370 RPM. That bite is why people keep asking about it.”
Touchnegative
“The face is stiff, not plush, so the ball does not sit the way a control paddle sits.”
Valuenegative
“$19 more than the original Loco after PRH”
Weight and balancepositive
“It is head-heavy, so you get plow on a full swing.”
JOOLA Perseus Pro IV 16mm
6 positive · 1 neutral or mixed · 5 negative across 12 traits
Controlnegative
“This paddle is built for attacking, and if your soft game isn't locked in you'll occasionally pop balls up.”
Core crushnegative
“The bigger durability question is core crush: a real issue with Gen 3 models.”
Durabilitynegative
“Spin durability Tier 4: 20% or more spin loss after impact testing (independent lab test)”
Popstrongly positive
“Explosive instant pop”
Powerstrongly positive
“Drives come off with authority that you don't have to earn: the Propulsion Core does the heavy lifting and you just swing with intent.”
Quality controlpositive
“JOOLA has added quality control with the Pro IV”
Soundneutral
“Loud, explosive, and still a serious premium power pick at full price.”
Spinpositive
“Carbon Friction Surface provides good initial bite.”
Stabilitynegative
“Lower twist weight”
Sweet spotpositive
“Improved sweet spot vs Gen 3”
Valuenegative
“the 1-year warranty is short for the price.”
Weight and balancepositive
“you want plow-through on drives and serves: a 118 swing weight”