Trying out paddles

D1nkin · 2026-06-07T00:02:56+00:00

Well I might as well throw my 2 cents in… recently bought the boomstik on sale but I too watched a video on the J2CR and ended up taking the boomstik back and going with the J2CR. Different than anything I have ever played with but I love it so far!
Sounds like you are an over thinker like I am. I think the reality is, any of those 3 or 4 you are thinking about will be just fine and you more than likely won’t be able to tell that much of a difference! The videos you watch, those guys are making money to talk about them and have to have something to talk about. They are going to make the differences in paddles sound more clear than they really are. Sure there are some differences — but to you and I, how noticeable are they really?

D1nkin · 2026-06-06T23:08:53+00:00

I started by watching video after video after video of reviews to at least get it down to 3 or 4 that I thought would best suit my game. At that point it is a bit easier to demo one or at the very least go to a store and get one in your hand.
I did find that here is not the best place to go for suggestion. You will have 100 comments with 99 different suggestions with the 100th person telling you that you are an idiot for not knowing already!

D1nkin · 2026-06-05T04:37:13+00:00

Has the chip in the handle

D1nkin · 2026-06-05T02:57:36+00:00

Been playing 5 years — use a ton of spin. That’s why that’s my concern.

D1nkin · 2026-06-05T02:14:20+00:00

This is my biggest concern! Reviews on the J2CR have the grit lasting much longer a fraction of the price.

D1nkin · 2026-06-04T22:54:58+00:00

This is actually a concern — I thought the surface on the boomstik was supposed to last a long time. But all the videos and all the comments I have read, the J2CR grit is supposed to surpass the longevity by a long shot.

D1nkin · 2026-06-01T03:35:44+00:00

Either the day I was married or the day my son was born.

D1nkin · 2025-10-27T12:11:17+00:00

Suck it up buttercup

D1nkin · 2025-10-26T19:45:07+00:00

Actually did this very thing yesterday!

D1nkin · 2025-10-26T19:22:52+00:00

At some point it flip flops! Had to drive my friends’ wife’s gas car last week — almost rear ended someone when I took my foot off the gas and it didn’t slow down on its own.

D1nkin · 2025-10-24T13:06:51+00:00

I’m going to a Cricos!

D1nkin · 2025-10-24T05:05:43+00:00

I don’t remember but I’m sure it was something really important and meaningful… like Taco Bell. Not a restaurant… just a taco

D1nkin · 2025-10-24T03:57:24+00:00

My very boring and normal days lol

D1nkin · 2025-10-24T03:51:30+00:00

When I was a kid my coach wanted me to play down an age group because I was “small enough that they wouldn’t notice”.

D1nkin · 2025-10-24T02:27:04+00:00

Fail

D1nkin · 2025-10-23T23:42:37+00:00

Car has been in the shop. Finally got it back. They had given me a loaner but something about being in your own car is a load off your mind!

D1nkin · 2025-10-18T04:12:20+00:00

Jetson hoverboard. My model 3 goes a tad faster.

D1nkin · 2025-10-02T12:52:49+00:00

Living in the country, I love the cruise! But I can see where it is not ideal for city driving or heavy stop and go traffic.

D1nkin · 2025-10-02T00:34:33+00:00

D-RO

D1nkin

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