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Loved their Pulse V for weeks, until it became unwieldy and excessively poppy; Pickleball Apes approved a warranty replacement straight away.
“I bought the Pulse V several weeks ago and absolutely loved it. But quite recently it seemed to have become quite unwieldy, excessively poppy.”
Absolutely loves the Pulse V and calls it amazing; a cosmetic blemish was replaced quickly under warranty.
“Absolutely love the pulse V, had a small cosmetic blemish on mine after a week.”
Calls the Pulse V the best paddle they have played so far.
“Pulse V has been the best paddle I've player with so far. It's really good.”
Played the Pulse V over the winter with no tuning: ridiculous control, plenty of drive power, and a Kevlar face that outlasted their Joolas three times over.
“I had a chance to play with pulseV over the winter and it really surprised how well it played with no tuning. Ridiculous control and still on loads on drives.”
Finds the Pulse's control on drops, resets and dinks far better than other paddles, but power was lacking until about eight hours of break-in.
“I'm finding the control (third shot drops, resets, dinks and direction on drive to be far superior to other paddles I have played with”
Their Pulse S lacked power out of the box, felt stiff after eight hours, then after 2-3 weeks became plush with amazing power, spin and control.
“Phase 3. (2-3 weeks plus) Paddle becomes extremely plush. Power, spin, resets and control are all now amazing.”
Demoed the Pulse E for a couple of days and did not like it at all.
“I just played with the Pulse E for a couple of days, I really did not like the paddle at all.”
Coming from a BnB Fat Boy, the Pulse V has improved their drops, resets and kitchen play, though serves and returns could be harder.
“I'm loving how nice my drops, resets, and kitchen play are going, though.”
After nine months on the Pulse S: effortless resets, drops and dinks and a better sweet spot than the Hurache-X Alpha, with enough power when needed.
“I love my Pulse S and it has definitely improved my soft game. Resets, 3rd shot drops and dinks are effortless.”
Off the ball machine the Pulse S was springy with big pop at the net, but they never felt in control of where shots went.
“I was warned this paddle would be springy and bring a lot of pop, and it sure did.”
Plays the Pulse V four times a week for over a month with no break-in or sound change, and still loves it stock.
“I’ve been playing with mine 4 times a week for over a month and haven’t noticed any break in. No sound changes either. Still loving my Pulse V.”
Calls their Pulse V the best paddle ever: easier to control than their Bantam, with just enough pop and great feel, though a crinkle has appeared near the edge.
“Had mine since Oct. Best paddle ever. Definitely had a break in period, but never got hot.”
After 15-18 hours the Pulse V feels short on power and pop, off-centre hits are jarring, and their play has got worse since switching.
“I’ve been playing with the Pulse V for roughly 15-18 hours, and honestly, it feels like it lacks power and pop. Off-center hits are also pretty jarring”
A month in, loves the Pulse S and is playing better than ever, with only a slight break-in.
“I've had the Pulse S for about a month. I've noticed a slight break in about on par with what I've read about it. I love the paddle, playing better than ever with it.”
Their Pulse V gained a little power, a much larger sweet spot and a softer feel as it broke in.
“my Pulse V (which I got late last year) definitely got a small boost in power, a much larger sweet spot, and a softer feel from breaking in.”
Loves the Pulse S after 12-15 hours: killer overheads, though forehand flicks at the kitchen sometimes go long.
“I love my Pulse S. I dont think its broken in yet but my overhead slams are killer.”
Over about 100 hours, adored the Pulse at first; after 20-30 hours it broke in, with low pop on soft shots but still felt really good.
“Had mine from 12/15 to 3/01 before giving it to a friend. I put in roughly 100 hours on it. Day one I absolutely adored it, and it was perfect.”
Likes their Pulse S but would prefer a bit more power.
“I have the Pulse S and like it, but definitely would prefer if it was a bit hotter.”
Played both the Ronbus FX R2 and the Pulse V; the Pulse V is the most stable paddle with the largest sweet spot they've used, plus good pop and power.
“It’s the most stable and largest sweet spot of any paddle I have used. Plus good pop and power.”
A 4.5 player went back to the Pulse S after power paddles and found their serves and drives night-and-day better with its more controllable power.
“yesterday I randomly pulled out the old Pulse S. And wow, night and day.”
Their Pulse V fully broke in after about 14 hours: deeper sound, about 10% more power and softer on dinks, and they love it.
“Mine fully broke in now after ~14 hours and has a WAY deeper sound (sounds like my old Mod TA) and is way hotter (probably about a 10% increase in power) but also softer on dinks. I love it.”
Their Pulse S is starting to core crush, with a slight crackle, though they like how hot it plays.
“My Pulse S is core crushing. Slight whispers of crackle starting to come in.”
Their first Pulse core crushed after a month; Apes replaced it quickly, but they doubt the replacement will hold up.
“I bought one when it first came out, and the core crushed after a month.”
After about nine months of play, their Pulse S suddenly feels less forgiving, with a smaller sweet spot and dead balls on resets and dinks.
“In the last month, my paddle has felt like it has suddenly become less forgiving. My sweet spot feels smaller and of have a lot of balls coming off my paddle dead”
Their Pulse X felt amazing at first but off after a couple of weeks, so they returned it.
“I had a similar problem with my Pulse X. It felt amazing at first and after just a couple weeks something felt... off. I returned it as a result.”
Soft enough to spare their wrist, with extra spin and a bigger sweet spot than the Pro IV.
“The Pulse X is just soft enough with extra spin and a bigger sweet spot to make it a worthy alternative if you're a hard hitter.”
Their paddle of choice after years with Ronbus.
“Pickleball Apes Pulse V for me after playing with Ronbus for years.”
Still loves it and may buy another before it's discontinued.
“Still loving the apes pulse V. Might even buy another one before they’re discontinued”
Soft with lots of control and spin and long-lasting grit, though less pop than a Perseus.
“Soft, lots of control, not as much pop as you can get from the Perseus but I’ve never placed a ball so well with so much spin”