Third time is the charm! Well, that would apply to the JOOLA Collin Johns Scorpeus 3S Pickleball Paddle if the first two hadn’t been so good. The third roll out of Collin’s namesake paddle features a new UPA-A Approval rating (not eligible to be used in USA Pickleball sanctioned events) and a precise tweak to the Propulsion Core. The premise of the core stays the same, a honeycomb core is still suspended in a foam perimeter to trampoline behind the ball, but with the tweaks it returns less energy. Don’t worry, this still has slam-happy pop when you need it, but it focuses more on control with a soft touch, vibration dampening, plow through ability, and the expanded sweet spot you would expect from a standard shaped paddle.