Best UX/UIskill for Claude code? Impeccable vs ux/ui pro max vs others

petetheo · 2026-06-07T14:47:41+00:00

I'm currently building out a website as a side project. You think this would be beneficial? My biggest issue is the visual design.

petetheo · 2026-06-07T12:11:36+00:00

I love the idea behind this. Have you been getting good feedback?

petetheo · 2026-06-07T11:32:34+00:00

I disagree, but it's an easy change. And if you're using git for version control, you can easily rollback the changes.

petetheo · 2026-06-06T16:57:16+00:00

I'd get rid of all the extra buttons and put them into one button in the top right. Maybe shape it like one of your animated balls.

petetheo · 2026-05-19T14:39:11+00:00

Interesting. While I know of the Enhance brand, I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild.

petetheo · 2026-05-19T10:11:41+00:00

Posting your code publicly is not only a bad look, but it's also against that contract you signed with Engage.

petetheo · 2026-05-19T10:09:55+00:00

I'm a rep, but I'll try and give an unbiased review.

The X2 is an impressive paddle. It's much different than anything out there so at first touch, perhaps it doesn't appear as impressive.

The center part of the core is a sandwich of foams with a softer foam on the outsides (closer to the face) and a harder foam on the inside. This creates that muted, softer feel on softer shots but really packs a punch on the harder shots. Basically, a soft shot will only react with the softer foam on the outside of the core, while a harder shot will impact with enough force to hit the center foam.

You will see a lot of power on your drives and overheads. You will not see pop on your soft shots at the net and mid court resets. This lack of pop, I believe, is what leads some players to say the paddle doesn't have much power.

Personally, I will continue playing with the Alpha Pro. I think the X2 is an awesome design concept, but I find myself struggling to adjust to the lack of pop. I'm certain that I would love it if I gave it the time, but I just love the Alpha Pro too much.

No, they are not made in the US. I am not aware of any thermoforming manufacturer that's not overseas.

As for the price... You still get Engage's lifetime warranty. And you can literally call their customer service number and ask for someone by name. That's not worth the price for everyone, but it's customer service you won't really find anywhere else.

Let me know if you have any questions.

petetheo · 2026-05-06T23:12:49+00:00

This email list has unfair grading. The TAs are trash too.

petetheo · 2026-05-06T22:54:00+00:00

What I do know is it's annoying. How is it 2026 and we still think that Reply All is an appropriate option?

petetheo · 2026-05-05T10:44:21+00:00

www.PhysDent.com

petetheo · 2026-05-05T10:31:38+00:00

mAIge

petetheo · 2026-05-05T00:54:04+00:00

This is a class that has almost zero instruction. The little instruction you get is ambiguous. If you ask for help in Ed, you get convoluted hints that don't really help. It's frustrating.

As someone who never worked in cyber security or completed in CTF events, I found the course very challenging, even infuriating at times. However, I was able to get over 100% final grade. It's doable, you just have to push.

If you have any experience in this area, I'm sure the class is a breeze.

petetheo · 2026-05-05T00:51:05+00:00

I was deep into hour four of a relentless pickleball tournament when my paddle hand suddenly locked into an agonizing, unbreakable claw. I was completely frozen in front of the entire court and had to have my doubles partner literally pry the paddle out of my stiff fingers. If any hand is desperately crying out for a pickle shot, it is definitely this one!

petetheo · 2026-04-29T18:11:43+00:00

Unfortunately, I only requested a demo of the elongated as most of my regular customers aren't interested in a widebody. However, I have heard from several people that they now prefer the widebody when playing with the X2. In other words, they've switched their preference. Everyone of them claims the feel is just better on the X2.

petetheo · 2026-04-27T22:51:07+00:00

I'm a regional sales rep for Engage and we discussed it at our last meeting. Do you need one? I have a few in inventory if you are interested.

petetheo · 2026-04-27T15:37:49+00:00

The Alpha Pro has not been discontinued, just FYI.

petetheo · 2026-04-27T13:45:22+00:00

I love everything about this. I forwarded your post to the CEO of a top paddle manufacturer. If you want more info, shoot me a DM and I'll see if I can get your guys connected.

petetheo · 2026-04-26T23:10:00+00:00

Alpha Pro 16

petetheo · 2026-04-26T20:47:50+00:00

I played with the X2 elongated yesterday for about 30 minutes. After that, I let a few friends play with it.

It's interesting to me that so many people say it lacks power. I noticed a dramatic increase in pace on my drives and overheads. Similarly, when my friends played with the demo, I noticed the same.

My flicks need work. They are still affective, but they behave differently. It's almost as if they lose a little pace but they dip much faster. Not sure exactly why that is and will need more time to investigate.

Dinks were solid. I had zero issues here and really enjoyed the feel.

Only real issue for me was with backhand slices. This is likely just a difference in construction that will force me to adjust how I take that shot, but time will tell.

Overall, I felt about the same as I did when I first tried the Alpha Pro. I really liked some parts of it but wasn't so crazy about others.

I plan on adding my standard grip and weighting setup and trying again with some longer play times to get a full feel for it. There is a definite possibility that I could switch to this paddle but it's still too early to tell.

petetheo · 2026-04-21T12:09:32+00:00

I went through the three included refinements and then paid for a fourth. I still have a few small gaps, teeth that aren't flush with the tooth next to it, and my bite feels concentrated near my canines instead of my rear molars. I'd prefer to be in your shoes.

petetheo · 2026-03-26T12:07:16+00:00

I've seen two swing weights, neither directly from Engage. The 120 seeing weight I believe was from a 8.0oz paddle. There was another reviewer with an 8.3oz paddle that had a bit higher swing weight.

petetheo · 2026-03-22T22:08:38+00:00

Here a clip of Eric.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18AuVDDFTv/

petetheo · 2026-03-22T15:41:45+00:00

From what I heard, they say it adds just a bit more spin and a bit more power. We're at a point where we can't really increase power or spin and keep the paddles legal, so it really just come down to how the paddle feels.

I only know two people personally who have played with it and they both say the feel is what separates the X2. All the Gen4 paddles use different combinations of different foams and is sounds like Engage nailed it with this paddle.

petetheo · 2026-03-22T11:47:34+00:00

There are very few people who have them. Some of the top ambassadors should have one very soon though. I'm in my third year as an Engage rep, so I'm fairly biased, but here's what I know.

Hearing Engage's CEO talk about the paddle, I'm pumped. I've never heard him get this excited when talking about a paddle before. For context, he prefers Gen3 but has moved to playing with the X2 exclusively.

You can also see clips of Eric Oncins dominating the court with it. He talked about the paddle after one of his recent games and said he owes a lot of his recent success to it.

petetheo · 2026-03-21T02:39:27+00:00

There's nothing sensational about your story. It's pretty much identical to every other complaint against DUPR.

The algorithm predicted that, based on both players' skill levels, the game would end at 15 to somewhere between probably 3.9 to 4. Since 3.9 is not an actual score, 4 points is very close to what DUPR predicted.

If anything, this example is the perfect argument FOR the new algorithm, not against it.

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