My son loves this paddle! He doesn't have a tennis background and finds the normal grip awkward. This pistol grip suits his style, particularly when it comes to reseting the ball during fire fights. He easily scoops kills off his feet and forces the other side to hit the one extra shot. He's not a high level player, but his ability to keep the rallies going is appreciated by a wide range of players.

The paddle is different, easily orientates the paddle face to wrist for controlled overhead shots in tight and out of player return reach

Paddle quality is very good, and after getting used to it can play pretty well although I'm not sure it would rise to a competitive level. Not a fan of the fingered grip as it feels too large in my hands. Also the finishing tape on the grip is right where my pinky sits so it rubs against it and has quickly come loose with obviously no way to wrap a silicone band around it. Overall though the paddle hits well and I love how strong my backhand is with this type of hold. Will continue to play with it in rotation with my other paddles.

I have used the Xcaliber for 3 weeks now. I like the faces, the core and the edgeless design. I have yet to develop shots with the extended grip. I am not new to the ergo design. I have played exclusively with a PBZ for 6 years and a Bird for the last 2 years. The only downside to the Xcaliber is its longer length which results in a heavier swing weight.

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I've used the paddle for about for about 21 hours of play. Having owned two Bird Ergo Falcon paddles, so no getting accustomed to the design. Your paddle is slightly longer, narrowed and lighter than the Falcon. Excellent product. Face friction works great for spins. It has substantially more reaction force at striking that is taking focus to control. The only negative I have.... the edge protector looks so pretty, right up to the edge of the face, BUT why didn't you wrap an 1/8-1/4 of an inch of the protection over the outside edge of the paddle face.(Look at the Paddle Teck) Ten minutes into the first game the lower edge of the paddle was scrapped from the hitting the court surface going after a low ball. (3.75 Rated) That corner is now covered with 600 volt electricial tape and hockey stick protective tape.

I went to the “flipper” paddle about a year ago and haven’t looked back. This one is the best, in my opinion. I only hope they stay in production.

I’m a 4.2 DUPR and I have been using ergo paddles for almost 2 years now. I felt connected to the Xcaliber ergo paddle almost instantly, and I felt like I finally had a weapon in my hands (other ergo paddles just didn’t cut it). I can go head-to-head with all of these power paddles, and it has been a blast so far. Can’t wait to see how far I can go using this paddle!

Good paddle I’m gonna buy another one

I messed up my wrist about a year ago and thought I would not play pickleball again. Regular paddles just hurt after short stints. This ergonomic paddle really got me past the injury and I love it! It is fun to use and a great paddle, plus in a pinch it can serve as a charcuterie board courtside! Not only is a great paddle but it is a great conversation starter too!

"Is that legal?", "What is that?" "No, seriously I don't like charcuterie!" Are just a few tidbits of the interesting conversations that I have had regardinmg this paddle.

In all seriousness I love it. Even when my wrist heals I am not going back to the old ways!

The future is ergonomic!

So far, I've played about 35 games with it. I really notice and enjoy the extra reach I have to my right and in front of me. I've actually reached shots that I previously not been able to get. I'm still working on my backhand - sometimes I hit the ball too close to the handle. I also have not mastered the correct technique for holding it at the kitchen line for those fast shots - that it my current biggest challenge. Only 4 stars because I'd like to see a lot more YouTube videos on your channel describing different ways to hold it, and different people using it.

I find I’m much more quicker in hands battles at the kitchen line and it’s great in the over the head game.

best paddle ive used so far!!

Well, I did what I said I would do and bought another one of these paddles, to make sure I have a backup just in case. And since I bought it at the website and am thus now a 'verified purchaser', I thought I should post another review (I originally got my first XCALIBER secondhand). I'm only using edge guard tape on the paddle now (no extra weights), and I find it has enough power and spin for me that way. Also, I like the bit of extra reach it gives me, plus I now have faster hands at the net. I'm a little sad that this seems to be the best kind of paddle for me, since I have a couple other top-tier nonergonomic paddles that I formerly liked a lot; but, c'est la vie. I will say that it takes some time to get used to this paddle; but once I did, I liked it a lot and still do. I'll be playing with it in another local tournament this coming weekend (won silver with it at the last one!).

I like the paddle but it’s too light had to add lead tape works good for rally points and smash’s but too light for light touch shots such as dinks

I little to get used to, but very light and easy to control

Enjoy the grip and variety of shots. But after one game, my paddle started chipping, so unfortunately, I had to return it. Great customer service!

THE CURSE OF THE ERGO PADDLE
Yes, I am cursed – cursed to play with the XCELER8 XCALIBER ergonomic paddle, and only with that paddle (that is, if I want to win). You see, I tried to go back to my former main paddle, and I couldn’t do it! Well, I suppose I could have, if I had allowed myself more time to readjust. But after experiencing the increased reach, improved net play, and simplified mechanics the ergo paddle has given me over the past few months (and a silver medal at a local tournament last weekend!), my regular paddle felt too short and insufficiently responsive and controlled to me; and it’s a good paddle, not just some cheapo, and was formerly my favorite of all the paddles I’ve tried. I’ll still keep it in my bag as a backup – but I must resign myself to the fact that the XCALIBER is apparently the best paddle for me. I’m not sad about that, though, and I don’t regret anything!

It's my 2nd order of this paddle hope it has more grit and more durable in their future models

I love this paddle! There was almost no adjustment period. I started playing better the first game. The reach is amazing!

Face wears too quickly

Have only used for 5 times, so not sure about it's performance yet. I can say that I'm reaching shots more. My arm is still hurting, maybe gripping too hard. One of the reasons that I bought the paddle was less damage on my arm, so we'll see about that. Problem is since it's not popular in Japan, my coach doesn't know how to teach me how to use the paddle. Everyone around me is surprised by Xcaliber's form and doubtfull of it's performance. I'll keep on using it and hope it'll turn out well for me.

Get a new review site this is annoying as hell to use on mobile I've used the paddle the grip in the middle starts to come loose after a week and random shipping on the sides of the paddle I'm assuming from a ball hitting it too hard but I just don't know what material you guys use that there's chipping and if it does trip like this why don't you use a black composite material so it doesn't show up as easily when you scrape the bottom of the paddle when you're going for low balls seeing the white is annoying aesthetically and I've had to use acrylic paint to fill in the tiny chips but besides that bought it as a meme but it's actually synergized really well with my serve and other aspects of my game so 8 out of ten

Love it arm and wrist feel so much more stable

UPDATE TO MY PREVIOUS REVIEW: I removed the weights I had added. This paddle has enough power and stability for me in stock form. I'm still liking the faster hands at the net that I'm getting, and the extra reach, which helped me score my first ATP with this paddle tonight at 3.0-3.5 open rec play. I was also able to put enough spin on a backhand shot to make the ball bounce several feet sideways away from my opponent, and some other players are saying it's harder for them to read what's coming with this paddle. I admit it took some getting used to at first, but I'm seriously loving this paddle now!

I have very bad joints all over. I bought this to try out because it sounded like their return policy was good. I was IMMEDIATELY pleasantly surprised how good this is on my joints. I have almost zero strain on them. Although the angle is 90' different, I surprisingly didn't have trouble for 90% of my shots, as long as I was watching the ball intently. The other 10% are a work in progress. I still slightly prefer my original paddle because I've just been used to playing with it for so long. But I won't ever use a normal paddle again after using this one because of the benefit to my joints.