Diadem Sports Icon Pickleball Paddle,Midweight Carbon Fiber, 8 oz, White

This paddle has an amazing feel to its surface, and love the edgeless design! Great-playing, too. The ONLY reason I sent it back is that the handle, at 5.25", was too long for my small hand. If you don't mind the handle length, I highly recommend this paddle.

The Diadem Icon is the real deal. I have been using it for about a month. It is everything Diadem says it is. It has the pop of a power paddle like my Gearbox Joey, but it has a soft feel for a firm paddle. dinks, 3rd shot drops and resets are very easy to execute. I feel I have very good control with this paddle, and it has a lot of pace on the ball. I like that the ball stays low when you hit it. It doesn't just rebound off of your paddle hi and get slammed back at you. I won my first gold medal this past weekend with the Icon. I am totally sold on this paddle. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I've read some complaints about the face turning a bit yellow from the balls but I've only seen a small amount of this and I play a lot of Pickleball and hit the ball hard. I would rate this paddle just above average for spin. But you can put enough on it. Hats off to Diadem for getting into the market and releasing a unique paddle like this. 5 stars for playability. Give it a try!!!