PaddleTek ESQ-C Review: Widebody POWER PADDLES

❗️📢You can now find 𝟏𝟓% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 these paddles at Pickleball Drop Shop (or any other paddle listed there) with the 𝐏𝐁𝐌𝐄𝐃𝟏𝟓 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞:

*! A couple typos @ 2:24 I didn't catch.. width for the ESQ is actually 8.0", not 7.9", and handle off the ESQ is 5.5"! My bad there...

👇 Let me know what you think if you've tried these, and your thoughts on the review in the comments below!
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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:58 Discount Info
01:30 Price Comparison
02:12 Stats/Specs
03:49 Edge Weight Inspection
05:39 Playability and Reccomendations
07:24 Summary

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[TennisObsessed]

Great review, so interesting to see the putty inside the 14.3! Thank you for investigating.

[NPD]

Great review. Thank you. I just ordered my 2nd ESQ-C 12.7mm. It’s dope!

[Pickleballetc]

Another good one, Dustin! Great investigation work. That putty is the same that is in the TKO-CX, but in the TKO, the metal ball bearings were buried in that putty. I'm surprised to see the lack of the ball bearing in this paddle.

[feederchua]

Informative review as always! Love that wide bodies are becoming more powerful now.

Appreciate you doing the investigation and transparency so customers can go in with more information and decide if the brand is engaging in somewhat misleading marketing.

[jetjaguar]

U review so many paddles would like to see a tier list that compares all of them.

[amaransari]

kudos on opening it up and finding out the truth :)

[cardinals]

Great review! I would get the 12.7 if I played at a high enough level to justify the price. I'll probably wait for the Neonic Flare Prime X instead.

[jhors]

Thank you for posting this helpful video

[MonohanMedia]

Where would you put tungsten tape on the 12.7 ESQ-C?

[MrSupasonics]

Do you have table for your maneuverability rating for other paddles? I hope to compare maneuverability rating value with my experience with some paddles, so that I can get a sense of it.

[justanothernicedude]

Coming from a Black Diamond, will I notice the power increase? And is the ESQ-C 14 easier to control than the Black Diamond?

[duanehensley]

Where can we see the "Manuverability Index"? I'd like to check that out.

[ryan]

Wow, that's pretty misleading of Paddletek about the weights. Their product page specifically states and shows a picture of a steel bar type weight. Wondering if they use putty for all the lighter weight options. Literally was ready to check out until I saw this. Thanks for checking.

[atBestPB]

omg … this one hurt me. 😂😝🤑 Selling gen 1 sandwich tech for $250 because of magic balls, and no magic balls. Just the magic ball housing putty. 

Judge … they got me with “ball and switch”

btw … can someone tell me why lead fishing line split shot weights inside the edge guard in dabs of putty is $250 magic, and any different than lead/tungsten strips on outside of edge guard? 😂 At least Pro Kennex tennis racquet “micro-spheres” moved. 🤣😛

This pickleball thing is the best reality tv series ever.

[hruntingson]

Was the putty heavy? Tungsten putty maybe?

[robedwards]

So your 12.7mm was 7.9 ounces, correct? Did you see the need for any lead?

Do you like it over the Ripple?

[juansantiago]

I don’t understand your comparison to the newly updated ALW. The paddles are identical in shape and materials. Why would the sweet spot be bigger on the ESQ when they are built the same and dimensions are identical. Power should be almost identical besides slight leverage increase.

[SukieNau-rt]

Are both the 12.7 and 14.3 easier to control compared to the r2 ripple? Just got a ripple and its hard to control at the moment. Im primarily using a monarch all court, any benefit to pwr and pop by switching to the 14.3 esq?

[masteringr]

Paddle face will wear out well before that lifetime warranty will provide any extra value than the standard warranties. Just a marketing ploy.

[zeruth]

2:24 I think that info is wrong haha, maybe you copy and pasted and forgot?