OK. i'm like sort of a just for fun recreational player. i bought this paddle a couple months ago, and my playing skills have gone through the friggin rooff. i love that ads technology stuff. i dont know what the hell it is, but it looks awesome, feels awesome, and plays awesome. My hands and fingers used to get chafed on that sandy grip on my old stiga racket, but this soft grip is in a league of its own. Also, when my hand gets sweaty, the grip stays tight, and my paddle wont go flying when i spike the ball (beleive me, this HAS happened). it definitely turns heads when i use it in public, and people think i spent hundreds of dollars for this paddle, but i think i WOULD spent hundreds of dollars for this paddle of the gods. i am sort of a switch hitter so to speak. i only use my right hand, but i hold it shakehold style, chinese penhold, and japanese/korean penhold-depending on whom im playing. the ONE AND ONLY DOWNSIDE!!! ITS A SMALL ONE!!!! is that when i am holding it japanese/korean pen style (which is my favorite hold) it gets a bit bulky where my finger goes (on the cornilleau sign), but i definitely work through this. OVERALL:THIS IS A GREAT PADDLE FORR RECREATIONAL PLAY, BUT THE ITTF STATES THAT ALL PADDLES MUST HAVE LIKE 80% WOOD. EVEN THOUGH THIS PADDLE LOOKS AMAZING, DONT, I REPEAT, DONT, USE THIS IF YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER-
yours truely,
the Paddler