Perseus Pro V

A 4.0 who moved from the Perseus Pro IV to the Pro V couldn't dial it in; drives and overheads went off.

“switched from Perseus IV to Perseus V - could not dial in . I thought Persus V is better than IV but no”

Five months on the Perseus Pro V with no issues, and it got better after break-in.

“I've been using the Perseus V since mid march, so about 5 months now and haven't noticed any issues yet. It's honestly gotten better after the initial break in period.”

First games: solid feel, good pop on speed-ups and plenty of touch for dinks and resets.

“They felt very solid - good pop when speeding things up, but still plenty of touch for dinks and resets.”

Nice after an hour, but not different enough from their Pro IV to justify $300.

“I don’t feel like it’s much of a change to my IV so hard to spend 300$”

Underwhelming in one game; they prefer the Pro IV.

“I also played one game with the Perseus 16mm. It's underwhelming. I like its Pro iv version better.”

Uses the Perseus Pro V with Ben Johns' weight setup (5.5 in of 0.5 g/in tape from the throat up the sides): superb control with balanced power.

“Superb control with a balance of power for my case”

A 4.0 with a tennis background: the Perseus Pro V performs genuinely well despite the steep price and edge crackling out of the box; they expect a warranty replacement soon.

“While I will say that the price tag is slightly (very) ridiculous for the Pro 5, the performance of the paddle is genuinely good.”

Joola paddles including the 16 mm Perseus Pro V are very good, but for a strong player they're finished in two to three months, so you need warranty replacements and a spare.

“All of Joola paddles are very good; however, if you're a good player, the paddle will become useless between two to three months.”

Their Perseus Pro V core-crushed at the top where foam meets core.

“Its core crushed on the top part of the paddle when the foam meets the core, but the center is still okay.”