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That is why this is a \u003cstrong\u003econtrol\u003c\/strong\u003e set rather than a power one: it rewards a clean, unhurried swing and teaches you to find the center of the face. Miss the center and you feel it straight away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe core\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no honeycomb core here and no layered composite. These paddles are solid \u003cstrong\u003epoplar wood\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the wood does the work a core does in a composite paddle. We publish no thickness for them: we do not yet have a figure we would stand behind, so the line stays off the page until we measure it ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe face\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hitting surface is \u003cstrong\u003epoplar wood\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is smooth, it is stiff, and it gives a crisp, audible contact that tells you where on the face you struck the ball. There is no grit coating and no fiber weave generating spin for you: what you put on the ball, you put there yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShape and reach\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach paddle is a \u003cstrong\u003estandard shape\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e14.6 in\u003c\/strong\u003e long and \u003cstrong\u003e7.1 in\u003c\/strong\u003e wide. That is the balanced profile, with enough face to forgive a shot and enough length to reach a ball at the kitchen line. The handle runs \u003cstrong\u003e4.7 in\u003c\/strong\u003e, long enough to get a second hand on the grip if you like a two-handed backhand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWeight and balance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach paddle weighs \u003cstrong\u003e9.9 oz ± 0.4\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a substantial paddle, and for a beginner that helps rather than hinders: mass steadies the head through contact and keeps a hard drive from twisting the face out of line. We do not publish swing weight or twist weight for this set, because we have not measured them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 paddles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 outdoor balls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 carry bag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth paddles are the same, so nobody gets the better one, and the bag holds the whole set together. One thing to pick up on the way out the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare and lifespan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood and standing water are not friends. Wipe the faces dry after a damp session, and do not leave the paddles on wet grass or in a car through a rainstorm. Store them in the bag rather than loose in a trunk, where the faces get scraped by everything else in there. 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A driveway. A gym floor with tape down for lines. A back yard, a cul-de-sac, a rec center hall on a Tuesday night. It is also for the drill session where the net is simply something the ball has to clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA net splits the space and makes you hit up. What this one adds is that it goes away afterward: it rolls up, goes in a trunk, and comes back out next weekend somewhere else. You hang it at the height you want between whatever you are hanging it from. That is the trade for a net that is not bolted down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe face\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mesh is \u003cstrong\u003enylon\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nylon is what you want outdoors: light for its strength, and it does not drink water the way a natural fiber does or rot after a season left damp. 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No posts, no frame, no legs.\u003c\/strong\u003e We would rather say that twice than have you open a box expecting a stand. If you already own posts, a frame, or two solid things to tie between, this is the piece you are missing. If not, sort that out before you buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare and lifespan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet it dry before it goes away. Nylon handles rain perfectly well, but a net rolled up wet and left in a trunk comes back out smelling like the trunk. Shake the grass out, hang it over a chair back until it is dry, then roll it rather than fold it. 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A hard shell is what gives an outdoor ball its sharp bounce off concrete and its clean pop off the paddle face. The colors are chosen to be seen: on a court at dusk, a bright ball is still a visible ball long after a pale one has vanished into the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWeight and balance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery ball is \u003cstrong\u003e2.9 in\u003c\/strong\u003e across and weighs \u003cstrong\u003e0.9 oz\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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The paddle rides in a trunk next to a bike lock. It goes into a gym bag with keys and a water bottle. It gets set down face first on concrete. None of that ends a paddle on the day it happens; it just takes a season off it, one scuff at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou zip it on when you are done and unzip it when you reach the court. That is the entire routine. A cover changes nothing about how a paddle plays; it changes what the paddle looks like a year from now. The edge guard stops meeting car trunks, the face stops collecting scratches, and nothing dramatic happens. That is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe face\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover is \u003cstrong\u003eneoprene\u003c\/strong\u003e, the soft, springy material a wetsuit is made from, and it is the right choice for this job. It has the give to slide over an edge guard without a fight and the padding to absorb a knock, with none of the stiffness of a hard shell case. A \u003cstrong\u003ezipper\u003c\/strong\u003e runs the curved edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShape and reach\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover measures \u003cstrong\u003e11.8 in\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003e8.7 in\u003c\/strong\u003e. Before you buy, do the one thing that really answers the question: lay a tape across your paddle at its widest point and down the face, then compare. We would rather hand you both numbers and let you check than promise it fits most paddles and be wrong about yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne cover. \u003cstrong\u003eNo paddle and no balls.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is a cover, and that is all it is. 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