Palio Legend 3.0 Table Tennis Racket & Case | ITTF-Approved Advanced Ping Pong Paddle | Maximum Power, Speed & Spin

For intermediate players, I should know because I am one. I don't take part in local tournaments, but that's because the local scene for Table Tennis isn't that populated.

This racquet is an absolute beauty to play with. I have been playing table tennis for a little over a year now. I am a primarily BH dominant player. Prior to this, played with Stiga Raptor which improved my game drastically. But for some reason, my FH wasn't consistent. After about 10 months playing with Stiga Raptor, purchased this racquet. The obvious difference is in the rubbers, its very very very fast. Started with BH and couldn't land any on the table. But after a week and about 10 hours hitting with this, I think I am getting a hang of this racquet. And my FH has improved significantly and BH has never been faster. This paddle, as it says in description, is for intermediates or advanced players only. Good luck ...12/19 Update: After another 20 hours of playing, the super tackiness is not there but the rubbers have softened up just a bit and playing even better. The spin is still amazing. It’s fun to try different shots from far off the table (6-8 ft) and still land with decent amount of spin on it. Absolutely love it.8/11 Update: Continues to be a awesome racquet! Once you control it and with right technique, the FH and BH smashes are unreturnable, spin is very impressive especially on serves which buys me free points (either on serve or setup and 3rd ball attack, loops are decent, topspin is terrific, banana flicks have lots of spin. Overall an awesome racquet that continues to impress.

I bought this to replace an old similarly priced Stiga and was surprised at how much thicker the head of this one was. The exact Stiga I replaced doesn't seem to be sold anymore, so I can't compare price 1:1, but Palio seems to be consistently 20% or so less than the equivalent Stiga, and I've so far not really noticed much of a tradeoff. The Stiga had 2 kinds of foam and this appears to only have one, but it's thicker and seems to perform similarly.The rubber is not quite as grippy as I'm used to, but I'm hoping it will get better as I break it in. It's plenty grippy for most casual play, but if you are very spin focused, it might not be enough for you. Trade off is that you probably get a little more speed in exchange.Free carrying case is nice. It could be a nicer material, but the zipper works well and it's rare to see a $55 paddle come with a case, so it's hard to complain about the quality there.

Great for blocking. I clean it with wet palms every 2 weeks. It has been 10 months and the rubber has retained its tackiness. I love this racket, generates a lot of spin. I plan to buy it again once my current one passes 18 months of use.

I play ping pong recreationally, mainly against my sons, once or twice a month and have been playing for over 40 years. I'm decent and appreciate the control a good racket (we call them paddles... I know, amateurs!) can give.My old paddle surfaces had lost their grip and the rubber was kind of smooth and shiny. So I bought these, and what a difference.I'm actually still getting used to them. I'm tending to hit lots of shots off the opposite end of the table since the paddle stickiness causes my opponent's spin to "jump" off my paddle. I can adjust for this by changing my return angle and force, but I've been playing with the old ones for so long it'll take a while to break the habit. I'm also having trouble with one of my "go-to" serves, a forward/side spinner to my opponent's backhand. Instead of the ball going where it's supposed to, the paddle - because of the stickiness - pushes the ball into my non-serving hand. Again, I'll get used to it and know I'll eventually have way more control than I did previously.It's totally worth it, as this is what I was looking for. And I'm really glad they came with cases, as I think that will protect them and keep the surfaces sticky for much longer.

The third gen version of this paddle is a major step back. The first and second gen were much better. I am going to have to find a replacement paddle. I didn't want to have to build my own paddle but I just may have to now.If you liked their previous paddles, stay away from the third gen ones. They sound funny (sound is important) and the spin and speed just aren't up to snuff. very disappointing. I have purchased over 10 paddles from palio so I am not just spouting nonsense.

It’s heavy

Good racket. I am not sure whether it is because of this racket or not, but I started to have wrist pain issues. Previously I was using idoraz. Def this is better than IdorazAfter 2 months of use, the spin is drastically reduced.