Palio Legend 2.0 Table Tennis Racket & Case | ITTF-Approved Advanced Ping Pong Paddle | Maximum Power, Speed & Spin

I am an intermediate level player. My shot style is highly aggressive with heavy power and spin. I play with both a continental tennis grip and an underhand (knife grip), favoring the former. I have played at an intermediate level for roughly 6 months using the Palio Master 2 paddle with stock rubbers. When I chose the Master 2, I also considered the Legend 2. Due to price alone, I chose the Master 2. Now, having improved my shot style and accuracy, I decided to give the Legend 2 a try. Upon receiving the Legend 2 I was glad to find high quality rubber was used just as on the Master 2. The weight is similar to the Master 2, which puts it on the heavier end of paddles. However, I was quite surprised to find that the foam and rubber is not identical on both sides. The red is hard while the black is soft. When I started hitting, I was unimpressed that my strong forehands were flying off the back of the table while my softer backhands were barely making it to the net. I realized that I was hitting forehands with red and backhands with black, so I switched it up. Immediately, my forehands struck with heavier spin than I had ever produced with the Master 2, allowing me to wallop heavy shots at incredibly sharp angles from the back end of my side. The black side gives you immense spin potential, holding the ball in place until you finish your stroke. On the flip side, my backhand precision improved drastically, creating opportunities off serves to hit untouchable return winners. The ball jumps off the red side, but still retains a large amount of spin if you choose to provide it. Honestly, I love the Legend 2; it is an absolutely fantastic paddle that feels very high quality. I hit shots with this paddle that just make me smile. This paddle honestly feels like it was custom built and tailored to my shot style for a fraction of the price that I would have paid to build it myself. I have reached a point in my play style where my backhand and forehand shots are different enough to warrant using different foam/rubber on each side to better complement my spin/speed. I would give it a 10/5 for value if I could. I do, however, give it a 1/5 for beginners. This paddle requires you to either adapt your playstyle to fit the different shots that come from the forehand and backhand sides, or already have distinctly different shots that take advantage of the sides being different. For someone looking to improve their game at an intermediate level and would like a heavier paddle with good speed, grip, and matching foam/rubber for both sides, go with the Master 2 before trying out the Legend 2. If you are intermediate looking to progress towards advanced/tournament play, the Legend 2 is 100% worth a try.

UPDATE: 5 star Upon contacting the seller "TT Trading Co US", they were very helpful and quick in sending a replacement racket. The new racket arrived in a couple days and looks good. The racket itself is of really high quality and is pretty fast, generates great spin with good control. Only time will tell if this one has been assembled well and the rubber won't fade quickly. ORIGINAL: 1 star This TT racket has a really nice rubber and a solid blade. The grip is alright, it's a little sharp edged, but sanding it down will fix that easily. It loops really well, is pretty fast and generates a lot of spin for me. The quality of play with the racket itself deserves 5 stars. However, within a month of playing with it, the top sheet started to come off the sponger layer underneath, right in the center . First, a small bubble appeared and quickly became a large area where the rubber wasn't touching anything anymore. The quality of assembly must have been very poor and the rubber not glued correctly. This rendered the one side of the racket useless. I've attached pictures of the defect. For a racket of this cost, I expect a much better quality of assembly, and not just great play.

Took a bit to get used to as the paddle does have a high speed rating. Unlike other paddles that are heavy and rely on mass to generate speed, this paddle is light with thin rubber and foam layers to provide good power. Tacky rubbers provide great spin. I've been playing with old generic racquets all my life so this was a nice change and has added a new level of fun imparting spin on all my returns. My biggest concern with dropping this much money on a paddle was to ensure I wasn't paying for a spongy racquet that I have to swing like crazy to get any sort of speed on the ball. The Legend did not disappoint and even when the rubbers are no longer sticky and impart spin, at least the density of the foam/rubber will ensure fast returns.

The rubbers came off after less than 2 months of playing!!!

I had bought a Palio master 2 about 9 months ago and I wanted to try a more advanced paddle and chose the Palio legend 2. It worked well and fit my play style very well and my serves and smashes have more spin and I am able to better deal with shots with lots of backspin because of this paddle. Unfortunately, about 3 weeks after using it the handle cracked in a match. I contacted Palio and they were extremely awesome and offered to replace the paddle and after 2 days I received a new one! I really appreciate a company that supports their products and I give this company and the legend 2 a big thumbs up! Thank you for everything!

I purchased this item based on so many positive customer reviews. It is supposed to be a "professional" capable paddle. When performing a simple ball bounce test by dropping the ball 8 inches about the paddle, the ball literally hits the paddle and stops. I have never seen a more dead paddle. The sound it makes when hitting the ball is that of a cheap 4 paddle and net kit you can but at Walmart for $9.99. You would be better off using a sandpaper model, or just about anything but this one. Compared to my Butterfly, this is a joke. But it is also a joke compared to any paddle I have owned, even ones that cost $25. For the price of this paddle you could do SO much better with just about any other choice.

The paddle was good but my specific paddle lost its glue at the edge. But I should admit that the customer support is amazing. Even before the paddle arrived, Sam was in touch with me giving me information and assuring that the support team is behind me. After I found the defect, I reached out to Sam and he was extremely helpful and made sure I was taken care. I highly recommend working with Sam and his team at TT Trading Co.

I was excited about this paddle with pretty solid reviews coming with a case. Unfortunately the case came all scuffed up on both sides with some type of mysterious sticky residue.

Earlier I was a bit skeptical, seeing some reviews where the rubber was coming off the blade, but in my case the build quality was just awesome. The bat and cover were brand new. The rubbers are tacky and the blade is also fast. The speed is comparable to killerspin jet 800.

Great bat. For the price, this is one of the best deals you can get. I've played with Killerspin jet800 before this and that was twice or thrice as expensive as this. but this one worked quite good as well. Highly recommend this. Good spin, good pace and good control.

When I bought this Paddle I was looking for a Paddle that would suit my strong offensive playing style, right out of the box the rubber is super tacky and puts massive amounts of spin on the ball, since the rubber is super tacky dust and just about everything sticks to it so use the provided case. I would recommend this Paddle to intermediate and pro players but if your a beginner get something cheaper and something with thinner foam because as a beginner it will be super hard to play with it and it will be super hard to control your shots, but if you have the fundementals down and are good with your loops and spins then you will have no trouble and you will fall in love with this Paddle! Also the rubber is removable so when the rubber wears down you can replace it with the rubbers of your choice. Turkey an Amazing Paddle!!!!!!

Ottima racchetta ben assemblata e rifinita. È spiccatamente da attacco e bisogna essere sempre aggressivi. Soffre molto contro avversari che sanno usare gli effetti ed in difesa bisogna essere veramente bravi per far restare la pallina sul tavolo, richiede sensibilità e controllo.. Non adatta a principianti, sarebbe sprecata e verrebbe percepita negativamente mentre è assolutamente piacevole qnd se ne apprende il comportamento. Ottimi effetti e spinta della pallina, bisogna quasi limitarsi nell'uso della forza.. Attacco 9 Difesa 5 Effetto 8

Ich will nicht in den Chor einstimmen, welcher bis ins kleinste Detail jede Eigenschaft, Vor- und Nachteile beschreibt. Dieser Schläger hat in unserem Verein bei verschiedenen fortgeschrittenen Spielern beim Ausprobieren einen sehr positiven ersten Eindruck hinterlassen, mehr will ich hier nicht sagen. Bei diesem Preis kann man meines Erachtens auch nicht viel Falsch machen, unser wöchentlicher Einkauf im Supermarkt kostet deutlich mehr, da war das finanzielle Risiko durchaus überschaubar. ;) Als Versand nach Griechenland haben wir den etwas teureren Express Aufschlag ausgewählt, dafür wurde der am Nachmittag verschickte Schläger bereits 1 Tag eher als angekündigt per Kurier am darauffolgenden Mittag schon ausgeliefert.