Paddle Demo Set - try before you buy!
Calling all Pickleball organisers, club coaches, and super-keen picklers – If you run a pickleball session with lots of players then this is for you! With hundreds of paddles on the market and so many new players – where do you begin choosing the right paddle?
With our new Paddle Demo set you get to ‘try before you buy’ and avoid those costly errors when purchasing a paddle that just doesn’t suit your game. At Pickleball Complete we have done many paddle workshops and these are always well recieved – in actual fact – often good fun!
So by popular demand we have put together a large demo set for you to select up to 10 paddles on a loan basis. The demo set will be with your club for up to 10 days so you will be able to test the different paddles and narrow your choice down to one, two or three that you like and play well with.
We have chosen the wide selection of paddles below as they cover all player abilities and come with different grip sizes and handle lengths to suit all types of players. Making sure we have different paddles from each manufacturer, there’s three sections – beginner/intermediate and advanced with different price points to cater for most pockets.
If you decide to loan a demo paddle set we are sure you and your club members will enjoy playing with something new whist choosing and ranking the paddles!
Read on for paddles, how it works and request form:
“I recently ordered a demo set of 10 paddles from Pickleball Complete. What a brilliant service this is. The paddles arrived quickly and in excellent condition ready for our Club to try. They offer a large variety of paddles for all standards of players. I personally ordered a paddle as a result of being able to try so many and other players plan to purchase paddles also. Returning the paddles is made very straightforward with free postage.”
“Congratulations Pickleball Complete for offering such a great service.” Lucy Challis, Berkshire.
Beginner
Vulcan V320 Hybrid
Vulcan V330 Hybrid
Joola Essentials
Oneshot X
Onix Z3 Composite
Selkirk Latitude 2.0
Selkirk Evo Control 2.0 Max
Selkirk Halo Control Max
Intermediate
Vulcan V510 Blade
Vulcan V510 Hybrid
Vulcan V530 Power
Vulcan V540 Hybrid
Vulcan V560 Power
Vulcan V570 FRP
Oneshot Pureshot
Oneshot Flipshot
Oneshot Powershot 2.0
Selkirk Evo Power 2.0 Max
Selkirk Evo Power 2.0 XL
Selkirk Halo Power Max
Selkirk Amped S2 Lightweight
Selkirk Amped S2 Midweight
Selkirk Amped Epic Lightweight
Selkirk Amped Epic Midweight
Selkirk Amped Invikta Lightweight
Selkirk Amped Invikta Midweight
Joola Method CTS 12mm
Joola Solaire FAS 13mm
Joola Vision CGS 14mm
Advanced
Vulcan V910 16mm
Vulcan V920 13mm
Vulcan V930 13mm
Vulcan V940 16mm
Oneshot Aero Proshot
Oneshot Aero Powershot
Oneshot Katanashot
Joola Ben Johns CFS 16mm
Joola Perseus 14mm
Selkirk Vanguard 2.0 S2 Lightweight
Selkirk Vanguard 2.0 S2 Midweight
Selkirk Vanguard 2.0 Epic Lightweight
Selkirk Vanguard 2.0 Epic Midweight
Selkirk Vanguard 2.0 Invikta Lightweight
Selkirk Vanguard 2.0 Invikta Midweight
Selkirk Vanguard Power Air S2
Selkirk Vanguard Power Air Epic
Selkirk Vanguard Power Air Invikta
Vulcan V710 HT
Vulcan V720 HT
Vulcan V730 HT
Vulcan V740 HT
Selkirk Luxx Control Air S2
Selkirk Luxx Control Air Epic
Selkirk Luxx Control Air Invikta
Joola Hyperion CFS 14mm Swift
Joola Solaire CFS 14mm
“Durham Pickleball recently used the paddle demo scheme offered by Pickleball Complete, it was easy to use and allowed members to try before they buy, highly recommended!” Matt Pickett, Club Leader.
FAQ's
You can order from 6 to 10 paddles. A 2 minimum from each category
You can keep the demo set for up to 10 days starting from the date of first attempted delivery. We will tell you by which date the parcel should to be delivered back to us. Please note that late return will be charged at a flat fee of £40 per day which will be charged to the card details which we have retained as your deposit.
When hiring the demo set, we will provide a discount code to be shared with members of your club. This discount code can used directly on our website so each individual can place their own orders.
You might want to consider ordering in bulk to save on postage fees.
£35 which covers the shipping fees for both sending out and return to us, using Royal Mail Special Delivery, within the UK.
No. Unfortunately the service Royal Mail Special Delivery is only available to the UK. Some postcodes might take longer than a day for delivery (see Royal Mail link below). Please consider this when returning the parcel to us.
Your parcel will be sent using Royal Mail Special Delivery before 1pm, in most postcode area (please check the link below). This service offers delivery Monday-Friday and requires a signature upon delivery. Keep this in mind when choosing your delivery address.
If you have provided us with your mobile number, you should receive the following notifications when the parcel is:
- On its way
- Ready for delivery
- Delivered to your delivery address/collection point
- Ready for collection at your Royal Mail depot
- Being returned to the sender
- Being delayed due to unforeseen event
For more information please check this link https://www.royalmail.com/sending/uk/special-delivery-guaranteed-1pm
Very simple! We will send a pre-paid return label in your original parcel. Please pack the paddles in the box you have received, seal and apply the return label.
You can either drop the parcel to your local post office or use the service Parcel Collect which allows you to book the collection of your parcel from your preferred address. This service is offered by Royal Mail free of charge. https://www.royalmail.com/collection
Important:
- If you drop the parcel to the Post Office, the parcel will be delivered to us the next day.
- If you choose to use Parcel Collect, you need to add an additional working day (e.g. if parcel is due to be returned by Friday 10th, please book your collection for the Wednesday 8th at the latest).
We check and photograph every paddle before being sent our to you, alongside with photo evidence of their conditions.
If a paddle was damaged during the time of hire, we will ask you to return it with the complete demo set to check if it is faulty. Damaged paddles will be charged to you at the current customer price on our online shop using the card details retains as your deposit.
“As a new club it was great to have a chance for our players to try a wide variety of paddles. The demo set and the guidance about choosing paddles on the website created lots of discussion and enthusiasm too.” Stratford on Avon Pickleball Club.
So how does it work?
A demo set will consist of between 6 to 10 pickleball paddles from top brands – you choose which make/models – and we loan to you and your club members to try for up to 10 days. Please choose at least two paddles from each section (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced).
Delivery
We will provide a tracking number for the parcel, as someone will need to take delivery and sign for the goods. There is a late fee for every day after the 10 days, you agree to this when ordering the demo set. Please remember there will be other people in line wanting to try the paddles after you. We also have festival commitments for which the demo sets will be required.
The loan period of 10 days does not include the shipping time, the 10 days will start from the date of the first attempted delivery.
Cost
The charge for the program is £35.00 This includes the loan of the paddles, the postage of the demo paddles to you, and a prepaid return label to return the goods back to Pickleball Complete.
We will take credit/debit card details for the payment of the postage, and we will hold these details as a deposit for the goods provided. Once the paddles have been returned on time and in good condition the card details will be destroyed.
Demo Paddles Contact form (see below)
If you are interested in trying our demo program, please complete and submit your details below and one of our team will contact you to discuss the possibilities and answer any questions – we only have a limited number of kits so some flexibility would be much appreciated!
“I recently ordered the Demo Paddle set which consisted of 10 paddles ranging from beginner to advanced, there is a varied range to choose from. It was great for the members of the Glasgow & Ayrshire clubs to be able to try a variation of paddles before committing to one. We had quite a few members buy paddles due to being able to try before you buy. It’s a great service start to finish with the postage included in the price.” Lucy Elliott, Drumchapel Glasgow Pickleball Club.