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A player who used both Ripple betas finds the R1.14 a little firm on touch with a precise sweet spot, but its power is unmatched and the hybrid shape gives fast speed-ups and counters.
“The r1 ripple is 14mm, the touch on it is a little firm. U got to find sweet spot on the correct paddle angle. The power and the swing weight is crazy.”
After four months with the Ripple R1 beta, a player found the edge guard came loose and the edges softened, but the main hitting area didn't break in.
“Regarding the ripple breaking in, i had a beta r1 for 4 months, now the edge guard did get lose and the edges of the paddle we’re definitely broken in”
A daily player calls the Ripple R1 beta their favourite paddle ever, but after a month it became so hot that the over-the-top pop caused constant errors and they expect to abandon it.
“I've had my R1 about a month and play everyday. The last few days have been not fun - I've been making a lot more errors than normal.”
A 5.0+ player who used the Ripple R1 beta 6–10 hours a week liked it immediately for drives and counters, needed a few weeks for drops and dinks, and wouldn't replace it, though the edge guard failed after two months.
“I liked it right away for drives, volleys, counters. I struggled with consistency in drops and dinks for a few weeks. I’m very happy with how it plays now that I’m used to it.”