Best Value? Vatic Pro Pickleball Paddle Review

With so many pickleball companies and new paddles on the market, there are more choices than ever. However, it can be unclear if a paddle offers value for money when prices can range over several hundred dollars. Let’s take a look at what the Vatic Pro Pickleball paddle offers and the value you can expect.

Vatic Pro Pickleball Paddle Review

How Much Does The Vatic Pro Pickleball Paddle Cost?

First of all, you will want to know the price. The latest price of the Vatic Pro Carbon Fiber Pickleball Paddle is $139.99.

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Any carbon pickleball paddle under $150 is considered great value. However, the Vatic Pro Pickleball Paddle is better constructed and more robust than the Franklin Carbon Fiber Pickleball while still being about $20 dollars plus cheaper.

Performance

When it comes to performance, we think of the type of shots we would typically make. That includes serves, serve returns, drives, resets, and dinks. If you’re looking at a carbon paddle, you may be looking for spin or power. The Vatic Pro Carbon Fiber Pickleball paddle does not disappoint when it comes to both.

You can expect your topspins to be hard and fast while staying low. So if you love to drive the ball with topspin, you will like how this paddle performs. You can do amazing fast serves with it. You can also feel the power with overheads.

Even though carbon paddles are typically favored by “bangers”, you will not have to compromise touch for power in your softer game. The Vatic Pro is not as sensitive as other carbon paddles when it comes to serve returns, resets, and dinks. In comparison to other similar and popular carbon paddles, here’s how it compares.

Vatic Pro Carbon Fiber Pickleball paddle Vs JOOla Hyperion CFS Pickleball Paddle

The Vatic Pro is very similar to the JOOLA Ben Johns Hyperion CFS while being more than $80 with tax. That makes the Vatic pro a much better value.

Vatic Pro Carbon Fiber Pickleball paddle Vs CRBN 1X Power Series Pickleball paddle

While being very similar to each other, the Vatic Pro Carbon Fiber Pickleball paddle is not as “pop-y” as the CRBN 1X Power Series Pickleball paddle. The biggest difference between the two for us is when it comes to serve returns and overheads. With the CRBN 1X, you barely have to do much to return the ball and it would go out of bounds.

However, the CRBN 1X is more powerful when it comes to overheads. You can feel more pop and power for putaways. The Vatic Pro is better for touch and control for the reason that the CRBN 1X pops more. For a review of the CRBN 1X Power Series Pickleball paddle, check the next article.

Final Verdict

Considering the lineup of paddle offerings out there, the best value paddle currently is easily the Vatic Pro Carbon Fiber Pickleball paddle. There are no paddles out there that offer spin and power without compromising touch and control for resets and dinks. All the while being priced significantly lower than its competitors.

The Franklin Carbon Fiber Pickleball is supposed to be the closest competitor in terms of value but the Vatic Pro Carbon Fiber Pickleball paddle is so much better in terms of build, power, and spin.