I'm a Newb Pickleballer, that started with some Amazon paddles. A friend of mine, let me try the V7, and all the balls were going into the court. I'm more of a stronger player with a tennis background, so that could explain the balls with a hard composition. The V7, absorbs the ball for a more controlled game. At the same time if you're a Strong player, you will need to hit the ball, especially at the baseline outside of the kitchen :). But I've hit some amazing drop shots that landed in the kitchen with spin, that were unreturnable, just playing around. Awesome paddle for the price range, i'd highly recommend at least start out in.