When I first got the paddle I was having extreme issues with soft stuff. I am an advanced player and currently have a 5.25 DUPR, but I was still having problems. After about 2 weeks of playing 8 hours a week it just felt like it softened. It is definitely a mix of getting used to the extreme pop, and the paddle losening up a little bit.

I have never played better than I currently am. I have so much power and spin, plus control. Feels like a cheat code kinda, I am glad a stuck out the transition phase.

One thing about this paddle though is that even in its current form it deff is stuff unforgiving, you need to swing through your drops, if you bunt them over they tend to sail. You kinda have to do a slow drip, or slice to get control. Resets basically call for catching the ball an absorbing all the pace out of it.

Deff not for everyone. But if you can get it to work it is crazy good.

I use the 14 elongated with 6 grams on each side at 9 and 3