I love my Bird Falcon Elite Ergo Paddle. I am a 3.0 player and have had tennis elbow for years. After a month playing with this paddle 5 days a week, I have had no issues. Love the paddle and it has really turned my backhand into a weapon. I have been the talk of the open play groups with this paddle. Everyone says it is hard to read which direction I am hitting the ball with this paddle. Being left handed with this paddle gives me an edge as it is distracting for my opponets to try and follow where the ball will go. My wife and I just played in our first mixed doubles event with this paddle and we took second. Nothing else to say about this one of a kind paddle.