Selkirk Labs Project 007 First Impressions

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Paddle is in early access for Labs members until Nov 5th.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Disclosure
0:32 - Specs
1:30 - 14mm specs
2:32 - 10mm specs
3:36 - Infinigrit (3x longer than raw carbon?)
4:36 - Literal titanium in the paddle
5:57 - 14mm performance thoughts
7:34 - 10mm performance thoughts
8:29 - The sweet spot is going to be a problem
11:00 - Get thin strips of lead for the 10mm

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[vzym_]

Chris — Great review and your honesty is appreciated by the user community. Paddles are expensive, so your reviews are key in the purchase decision.

[mattyice]

14mm Project 007 Epic is hands down the best paddle i've ever played with. There's something to a powerful paddle in a standard shape....

[TheUpliftingInvestor]

I purchased the Selkirk Power Air when I was a beginner and I hated the paddle.. because I didn't know how to control it. After playing with the project 003 (Control Paddle) and the Lux (Control Paddle) and learning more of the control / less power game.. moving to this paddle feels SO good. If you're experienced and you know how to control a paddle, you will like this paddle. It takes what the power air has (thin and quick) and turned it into a heavier, better feeling paddle overall. My drives have never felt faster.

[iugradmark]

Thank you for the early look. I am pulling for Selkirk to figure some of these things out and hope they use the feedback to address some of these noted issues with the paddle.

[DynastyBrand]

Wow, an unbiased review that's not a paid review. Kudos to you, sir.

[khpickleball]

Great presentation with a balanced review. Thank you. This paddle is hard to justify because even if you are able to hit the sweet spot every time, it doesn’t seem to offer much above other more competitive paddles on the market… and for less money.

[MrPanthers]

Crazy paddle. Seeing your reviews just makes me appreciate how good a player Catherine Parenteau is, how can she use this thing against other pros and still perform well? Wow

[zachcarmichael]

I appreciate taking the feedback on the First Look vs First Impressions title!

[AquanautR]

This paddle is definitely for beginners. Not the type of paddle you will get used to on the first trial. The spin on the 007 is insane and probably the best in the market now. If you have been using 16mm or a control paddle trying to switch to the 007, you are gonna have a hard time. The power drive with this paddle with the extra top spin is just insane!

[jsully]

That price is crazy for a paddle with so many compromises. Most people I see at open play seem to have bought it for the look vs performance.

[joshbellefeuille]

the lighting in this video is legendary lol

[abekashiwagi]

I would like to see a more in-depth video of other people confirming the infinigrit and how this power paddle 10mm compared up against other power paddle in speed, spin and swing weight. Awesome content 🙏

[corepb]

Thanks for saving me $333! Great review as always.

[johnclikeman]

Not spending $333 on a prototype, but very excited to see this tech trickle down into the rest of the industry later on.

In five years we're all going to laugh that we used to use textured epoxy as a surface material. This might not be the permanent solution either, but it has a chance.

[fci]

i think at 8:37 you hit perfect center, so it was not sweet spot to blame

[samtx]

I got my hands on this yesterday. I was excited before playing with it and wanted to love it! Horrible for me. I’m a power and placement player, and after playing this for 7 hours, I’m not impressed. Will return it next week. My serves were not as powerful as when I use my CRBN 3x 14mm or 16mm. The sweet spot on this paddle is very small. You need to hit it dead center to get a good topspin rotation on the ball. The handle is heavier than I would like. Too bottom heavy for my game. If you like to slice and dice your shots, then it fits your game. However, I prefer my Diamond 6.0 amethyst for slicing and dicing because it’s lighter in the handle. Darn it, I had so much hope watching the reviews on YouTube.

[chanpickleball]

As always, nice honest opinion from Chris. Based on these stats and performance, there is better paddles for better price. I have a feeling that Selkirk was late to the party again...

[enrico]

What are these stats for $330? Sheesh lol

[lilzachsmalls]

Do you think lead tape will fix this? I had an OWL PXE and I know EXACTLY what you're talking about when it comes to the randomness if you didnt hit the sweetspot. I added tungsten tape and it fixed the problem

[Blodholm]

I'm more interested in the epic-shaped variations of these paddles.