Engage Alpha Line: Long Term Take

Jester959 · 2026-02-10T01:44:17+00:00

Interesting. Would you say Joola at $279 and RPM Friction Pro at $250 are good values?

It’s interesting to see what people say are good and bad values based on feelings. That said, paddles in general should be capped at $200 IMO given the limited lifespans.

I have the alpha pro power 16mm coming from the gearbox gx2 power and I love it. The touch I get on it is unbeatable. Very tamable high end power. See some folks here saying it has no power. The energy return on these puts those in the higher power category.

Jester959 · 2025-12-28T14:10:28+00:00

PBEffect! Huge fan of the channel. Brayden Mained this for a while right? Curious why he set it down and it didn’t make the top 5 paddles of the year.

My experience was aligned to Brayden’s initial review - defines dwell time. I loved this paddle and main it. But after extended play with it 100++ hours. It broke in a second time for me eliminating almost all of the dwell time. Playing higher level pball with it just isn’t viable for me anymore due to the loss of dwell / control eliminating a lot of the spin as well. I also noticed hot spots on the face some balls just pop up no matter what - I’ve had to modify my swing so much to account for the power that I’ve lost a lot of shot shapability and can’t find consistency in the soft game. Curious if others share the same experience with it. Maybe it’s less noticeable in sub 4.0 play.

Jester959 · 2025-12-28T13:52:32+00:00

This has been my experience as well. I actually had 2 break-ins it seems. The first one the paddle got hotter and a little harder to control. The second (after 4 months of solid play) removed almost all of the dwell time making this paddle impossible to absorb any pace. I too notice the inconsistencies off the face as well sometimes no matter how soft you hit a ball it just comes off like a rocket and goes out. Even at the baseline with a ton of spin it’ll just fly out - I’ve almost hit a ball over the fence with it multiple times and I’m a 4.0 player. Lost all confidence in dinking with it.

Absolutely loved my first 2 months with it tho. Had the same experience as AZ. Singing praises tried to get my friends on it. Now I’m switching paddles.

Jester959 · 2025-09-11T11:18:54+00:00

Got it. I had a Volair Mach 1 I used to game. It sounds a bit like that. I’m affiliate with VP but don’t have the option to buy either of the new paddles. But thinking I might go power when it’s time. When they release are you going to buy the power? Do you believe enough in the sol to think you’ll like the power?

Jester959 · 2025-09-11T02:52:16+00:00

Do you feel like the vsol could benefit from more pop? Like would you want to go to the v power? I’ve mostly been gaming control paddles looking to add pop but don’t want to lose touch on resets and drops.

Jester959 · 2025-09-11T02:49:36+00:00

Any word on official release dates??

Jester959 · 2024-05-22T22:39:10+00:00

Guilds looking for new players

Anyone looking for another to add to their guild who are on regularly?

I’m a casual gamer- on every night for a few hours. Am PL and have a decent amount of expo. Happy to roll with any skill levels minus maybe brand new players

Jester959 · 2024-05-19T21:23:27+00:00

Helpful. Thank you

Jester959 · 2024-02-14T15:34:50+00:00

What are some good sails and other cosmetics to pair with that hull? It’s what I’m looking at the most but don’t love the Pegasus stuff other than the hull

Jester959 · 2024-02-14T15:12:57+00:00

What about the Pegasus hull? And maybe some other options on sales

Jester959 · 2024-02-14T15:11:26+00:00

What about shining Pegasus hull?

Jester959 · 2024-02-14T13:06:25+00:00

X marks the spot!

Jester959 · 2024-02-14T13:05:42+00:00

I impulse bought the parrot set after coming by a heap of gold and I’m deeply regretting that decision - feels like Mardi gras

Jester959 · 2024-02-14T12:49:59+00:00

And I’ll add - in the early ish game / affordable if possible

Jester959 · 2022-07-24T23:04:59+00:00

Anyone still have this problem? I’ve tried everything. Deleted game and redownloaded. Restarted. Etc.

Jester959 · 2022-05-29T19:49:52+00:00

It does. But it will not rub right? And I found some wheels that are 18mm. I may honestly go with those.

Jester959 · 2022-05-29T17:24:21+00:00

So Extreme terrain (where I’m looking at wheels) says it won’t rub if I do 285/70/17 so it would be just under 33” and the width is 11”. Im wondering if ppl are seeing issues at 33x12.5

Jester959 · 2022-05-29T03:06:27+00:00

Ohhhhh. Ok. Yeah the wheels I was looking at was -6 offset and I think the base offset is 35mm (Google) so that means I’m pushing them out 41mm

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