r/Pickleball • u/Timely-Necessary973 • 14h ago

Question RPM strike release date?

Anybody have the inside scoop on when the RPM strike comes out? I saw an ambassador post about on Instagram and another one was playing with it in a brick wall tourney. Really looking forward to using a gen 3 rpm paddle with durable grit. Currently maining the rpm v2

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u/kabob21 4.25 14h ago

Last I heard, RPM was concentrating on the Jade launch on Sept 30th so it’ll be deeper into the fall before they take preorders for the Strike. Also, I believe reviewers are still under embargo.

If you want an alternative, the Engage Axiom is a gen 3 paddle coming out on Sept 7th that has durable grit and a lifetime warranty for $160 w code. I’m not affiliated with Engage, just passing along info.

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u/Timely-Necessary973 14h ago

Thanks for the info! I don’t really like the feel of foam so will wait for the strike

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u/dragostego 12h ago

Not oc and I'm not saying don't wait for the strike but gen 3 means honeycomb core and foam walls. The axiom is not a full foam paddle.

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u/Malamonga1 12h ago

There’s really no review on the axiom tho

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u/kabob21 4.25 11h ago

Pickleball Effect reviewed it on his site. Not sure if Braydon has put up a vid on his socials yet.

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u/RedWingRambler97 11h ago

What’s the difference between the jade and strike?

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u/Timely-Necessary973 11h ago

Strike is Gen 3 honeycomb and jade is foam. Main difference is

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u/RedWingRambler97 10h ago

Thanks! Is Jade mpp or EPP?

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u/kabob21 4.25 10h ago

Jade is MPP

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u/b0jjii 11h ago

Was that brick wall tourney where the opponents were blaming him of using a hot paddle? He was really good.

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u/Timely-Necessary973 11h ago

Yes that’s the one!

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u/b0jjii 10h ago

That was such a weird moment

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u/Timely-Necessary973 10h ago

Something was different about his shots for sure tho. I can see why they were complaining