THE OLD MODEL
You fit
the paddle.
- Choose among fixed models
- Interpret marketing categories
- Accept a standard handle and grip
- Adapt timing to preset mass distribution
- Trade away something you already value
OUR FITTING PHILOSOPHY
The paddle should fit you.
You shouldn’t fit the paddle.
Traditional paddle shopping starts with a finished object and asks the player to compromise. P2 starts with the player and asks the paddle to change—then designs, sources and handmakes that paddle entirely in the USA.
You fit
VS
THE P2 MODEL
The paddle
fits you.
- Begin with your current game
- Define the change you actually want
- Fit the hand, handle and grip together
- Tune movement and stability around you
- Build it entirely in the USA
FOUR FITTING PRINCIPLES
Start with today
Your current paddle and playing patterns establish the baseline. A useful fit understands what is happening now before prescribing change.
Separate style from ambition
How you play today is not necessarily how you want to play next. We capture both rather than forcing you into one permanent label.
Preserve before improving
A request for more power should not silently erase touch. A request for stability should not make the paddle feel unmanageably slow.
Recommend a system
Shape, handle, mass, core, face and grip influence one another. We fit the complete paddle instead of treating features as isolated upgrades.
“The best paddle is not the most powerful, the most forgiving or the fastest. It is the one whose tradeoffs make sense for the player holding it.”
P2 FITTING PRINCIPLE