Having owned a Vatic Pro V7 in the past, it was a decent paddle for the price and all but it wasn't anything amazing. But I have been watching the many youtube reviews of the V-Sol and have really wanted to compare to the other value paddle that I have been using, the Ronbus Quanta R3, which has been my main since it first came out (I ordered the moment it first dropped and was one of the first to get it). Previously, I had been playing with the CRBN Trufoam Genesis (nearly 3X the price). I only played with that for 3 weeks when the Quanta came and relegated it to the bag.
I have been VERY happy with the Quanta and had zero expectations of replacing it anytime soon. Let's just say I did not expect to like the Vsol even nearly as much. I just expected to confirm that it was a good recommendation for my weekly newbie classes that I teach since you could play with it straight out of the box without having to add weight and all. Well, I have now played with it 3 days and I like it much better than my Quanta and immediately has become my main and my Quanta is retired to the bag. We'll see if it endures the top spot, but right now I have no desires to even try the Quanta again to compare.
I still feel the Quanta might be more powerful, and I am in love with power admittedly. But, this V-Sol has enough power and yet I feel has actually been helping me soar less balls out of bounds. I also feel I have quicker hands with it in hand battles. I put two 3" (3g) weight at 3 and 9 o'clock positions, but it doesn't need it really. I AM a power addict as I mentioned so I put it there as a placebo to trick my brain into thinking the lead tape is helping with power :) Both the Quanta and the Vsol weight approximately 8.5oz with overgrip and all.
This past weekend I broke all 3 shapes out along with the matching 3 Quanta shapes (R1, R2, R3) and had my newbie folks try each in the shape of their preference. I did not upsell either paddle, just told them they were both good and essentially the same price. One of the 5 that tried them preferred the Quanta R3, the other 4 preferred the Vsol. That was interesting. The 1 that preferred that Quanta wanted a paddle with a small circumference grip. She had the Trufoam and wanted a smaller grip (she told me this ahead of time). I left a Quanta R3 (I have 2 of them) without an overgrip, and she chose that one over the Vsol V7 (which had an overgrip). So, not really an apple to apple comparison on that one.
The most common paddle at the Picklr where I play is some version of the Quanta, they're literally everywhere. But I've gotten 2 of my friends to try the Vsol and they loved and purchased one. I should note however that neither was coming from the Quanta. For whatever reason, neither of them liked the Quanta to begin with.
