I've bought and sold at least a dozen paddles in the past 8 years from well known brands and a few upstart companies. My preference has always been for elongated paddles with emphasis on lightness, control and spin.

I immediately liked the Harmony's grip diameter, length and feel of the grip. In my hands it feels slightly more heavy towards the head, but I adjusted to it very quickly. I think the Pickleball Apes Harmony has a great balance between control and power, excellent spin and is an unbelievable value. My previous paddle feels a little mushy to me now so it's now my backup paddle.

Every week I attend a Pickleball clinic with a Professional Pickleball approved instructor. Yesterday I showed him my Pickleball Apes Harmony and he played a game with it and fell in love with this paddle. He had another brand of paddle on order and has listed it for sale locally and ordered a Pickleball Apes Harmony for himself.

Blemish? I see no stinking blemish. Have the V series Harmony and it plays with phenomenal control. Doesn't have the pop of some paddles but I attempt to play strategically rather than rely on a power game (I'd hit out of bounds anyway). In homage to the Planet of Apes movie series of the 60s & 70s I named my paddle "Caesar". Or as stated in the 29th scroll, 6th verse, " Beware the beast man...for he will dink for sport, or lust or greed..."

For the price, you ain't gotta find a better paddle. So do yourself a favor and order before it's too late. Then you can tell your playing partner, "let's go out and play like Apes!"