Poach Advantage Pickleball Paddle
The Poach Advantage is the first paddle to have a surface skin (or face) made up of an astounding 6 layers. While most paddles only use one or two layers, this proprietary "Variable Release" surface created by Engage creates incredible ball responsiveness and power while maintaining a very soft feel in touch shots. The texture of this paddle has been refined to provide exceptional spin while still meeting USAPA guidelines. Leveraging a unique unidirectional texture, the paddle gives players that use a top spin or backspin exceptional ability to "work" a ball.
Engage's Poach Advantage also brings innovation to the core under the surface layer. While the face of the paddle interacts with the ball and enables its to "work" a ball by helping add or reduce spin, the way the face interacts with the core determines if a paddle is a "power paddle" returning energy quickly to a ball or a "control paddle" absorbing energy and giving a softer touch. Engage's approach was to create a core that would behave differently under different swing speeds - their lead engineer calls it "Variable Release Technology". Our experience when testing it with our in-house pro validated this behavior giving power when you needed it, and soft touch when you worked on blocks and dinks. Unlike other cores that are "white" from the polypropylene, the chemistry used in this "poly core" renders the core black. Engage calls this the "Control Pro Black" core. The result is that they feel that the paddle is able to give a player the ability to almost "hold" (their words, not ours) pickleballs in place during slower shots for optimal placement.
The paddle is so exciting that almost all of the top Team Engage Pros have switched over to this new paddle. Players the likes of USAPA Nationals Gold Medalists Ben Johns and Corrine Carr have made the switch to the Poach Advantage.
The Poach Advantage comes in two weights, choose from "Lite" (7.5-7.8 oz.) or "Standard" (7.9-8.3 oz.) so you can choose to enjoy a balance between speed and power, or something with a touch more strength in its swing. It has a medium grip with a 5” handle length. The face width is 8” to provide a generous surface area and sweet spot. The design features a background with an overlaid target pattern. The paddle name is displayed on a strip of color near the lower third of the face.
The Poach Advantage is a highly innovative paddle that will allow players to improve their play through smooth handling and its reactive surface.
