R3 NOVA

I recently purchased the R1 Nova and now the R3 Nova. I am very impressed with both paddles. The R1 is a little lighter (mine was 7.8 oz out of box), and offers great control especially with my kitchen dinking game. The R3 was a bit heavier (8.2 oz out of box), with good control and more power, allowing me to be more aggressive with great feel. You can not go wrong with either one of these paddles. I highly recommend them both..........5 stars.

Great for my short, compact swing. Crisp, poppy surface, but still excellent control for soft game. With added weights, still very quick and maneuverable at the Baseline and Net for drives and put-a-ways. The new, light blue edge guard really stands out. Highly recommend!

Excellent feel, soft when it needs to be, and crisp when you crank the power. The resets feel great, and provide a nice low trajectory. My paddle is about 8.5oz with just an overgrip added and it feels well balanced in my hand. Also really love that light blue edge grid on R3 Nova.

The R3 Nova has significant power for drives and a soft game touch at the NVZ line. The spin is very good as well.

This has been the best paddle I’ve played with for blocks and resets. If you have problems defending bangers at the kitchen line, this paddle is for you. The swing weight is a bit on the heavier side, but definitely manageable. The trade-off in stability of this paddle is well worth it. It has great control, power is all there, and spin is excellent. What more can you ask for in a paddle?

I have about 20 hours of play in with the Nova R3. Really enjoy the combination of control and the thump on the power shots. For me it's the perfect mix. Let an opponent play it today in singles and he purchased it before leaving the court. It's a game changer in my opinion.

I purchased the R3 Nova last week, and I have about 10 hours with is so far. This was my first thermoformed paddle, and so far I've been pretty impressed. The R3 Nova has the paddle shape that I prefer. It still feels quick in my hands for those hand battles back and forth. What has really been surprising to me is the amount of power that I seem to generate with this paddle. I am coming from a Warrior Edge, and I'll say the R3 Nova has a considerable amount more power and pop that what I have become used to. The R3 Nova feels very solid, robust, and crisp when I hit. Where this paddle shines for my game is serving, and forehand punch shots. The amount of pop sends the ball quickly back to my opponents. But at the same time, with the right touch I can still dink with confidence. Combine all that with the spin this paddle produces, all I can say is that I am one happy customer.

I have been playing with the R1 Nova, Pulsar and R1.16 for over 3 months now, and just got the R3 Nova once it was released. First off, the power and pop seems noticeably more than my R1 Nova. I have both weighted similarly at 9.1 oz at the 4 & 7 position by the neck with 2 gram lead each side. The power and pop is less than the R1 Pulsar, with more control than the Pulsar. R1 Nova feels softer now than the R3 Nova, not sure if my R1 Nova has been broken in and the R3 Nova will eventually become softer after a few more games. Overall, the paddle can generate the power and spin on my serves, pops are great during firefights and resets and dinks were easy to adjust to. It could be since I have been playing with the R1 shape exclusively. With the extra squared shape on the paddle head of the R3, feels more top heavy than my R1’s, generating more power. The spin rate feels higher and sweet spot a tad bigger than my R1 Nova. I have not experienced any unfavorable aspect on the R3 Nova so far. This will be my go to paddle now. If you can’t decide between the Pulsar or the .16 series, I honestly recommend purchasing Nova series, either the R1 or the R3.

Coming from the r1.16 (which I loved) this is perfect upgrade. I have so much power now but the same control I had before. I added 10g lead tape from 1’ above the throat up the sides and added an overgrip. This paddle will explode when more people try it.

By far the best paddle I've played with. It has a great combination of control, stability, and power. I've had no need to add any lead tape to this paddle. Definitely recommend this to anyone.