Refoam R4.14

I've been using my new Refoam paddle for a couple weeks now and live it. I added some weights near the handle and tip of the paddle to enlarge the sweet spot. The hybrid Refoam is quicker than my previous elongated paddle and the ball really jumps off the paddle face when swinging at 70%.

Great paddle, solid with some give, excellent handle, good looking…I love it so far!

R4 Refoam versus R1 Pulsar. If you loved your Pulsar, consider this. The R1 Pulsar was a great, highly commended paddle for its performance not long ago. I’ve owned three of them and have never felt the desire to play with anything else. True happiness. I purchased the R4 Refoam hoping for an enhanced version of the R1 Pulsar and that is exactly what I got. (Played tennis all my life as 3.5/4.0, team tennis and tournaments.) The Refoam gives me somewhat better control for: - cross court soft hit and burners at sharp angles to kitchen corner near sideline off opponent’s serves that land midcourt or a little deeper. - down the line hard to opponent’s backhand when returning deep shots, and on return of serve especially. - hard hit screwball returns from midcourt (or soft as screwball drop shots into kitchen. More spin than pulsar and a lot of it. - smashed topspin resets that drop just over the net into kitchen - full swinging volleys from midcourt (on lobs too) aimed left or right with lots of topspin - slice when needed - drop shots out wide when dinking in the kitchen with peeling away side spin - reflex shots at the net ( Refoam is lighter and somewhat more mobile) - sidespin overheads - The sound is great. Similar to Pulsar. - anyway , you get the picture. Also… Refoam required literally no period of adjustment. Felt great right from the start. I have played with it about 25 hours and am really happy! It was the right decision for me. You’re wondering about power… To me it’s similar to the R1 Pulsar but overall just a little stronger and with a little better control of that power. Not a power paddle. I put 3 + 3 grams of Tungsten tape at 10 and 2 o’clock and that gave it a boost without affecting control from what I can see. I have found that against those who are bang bang bangers with power paddles that it holds its own because it supports control shots to help win points, and seems to move faster into position at the net.