Electrum Model E Elite Review: The All-Around Paddle Nobody's Talking About

Everyone's arguing about Selkirk vs JOOLA while Electrum quietly built one of the most balanced paddles on the market. Here's why it keeps coming up as a coach's pick.

What the Reviews Say

For this review we synthesized coaching-oriented reviews, play-tests, and feedback from developing 3.5–4.0 players to see how this paddle serves players who are still leveling up their game.

The lens here is the coach's question every improving player should ask: who is this paddle actually right for, and what will it help — or hold back — as your game develops?

What Stands Out

Here's what reviewers consistently single out as this paddle's strengths:

• Genuinely does everything well — power, control, spin, touch — without a glaring weakness
• Wide body + 16mm core creates one of the largest, most forgiving sweet spots in its class — Wide body + 16mm core creates one of the largest, most forgiving sweet spots in its class
• Plush feel that gives you great feedback without beating up your arm during long sessions — Plush feel that gives you great feedback without beating up your arm during long sessions
• Gen 3 texture surface produces reliable spin that improving players can feel in their game — Gen 3 texture surface produces reliable spin that improving players can feel in their game
• At $199 it competes with paddles that only do one thing well — this one does everything well

Where It Falls Short

No paddle is perfect, and the sources are clear about the trade-offs:

• The brand doesn't have the cachet of Selkirk or JOOLA, which shouldn't matter but psychologically does
• Jack-of-all-trades means it doesn't dominate any single category — power players want more pop, spin players want more bite
• Limited marketing means finding reviews and comparisons is harder than for mainstream brands

Who Should Buy This Paddle?

Across the sources, this is a paddle confidently recommended to intermediate players looking to level up their equipment. It delivers on its core promises and the build quality backs up the price tag.

The Bottom Line

This is the paddle for intermediate players who say 'I don't know what kind of player I am yet.' And that's the point — the Electrum Model E Elite lets you develop your game without the paddle making decisions for you. It has enough power to drive, enough control to dink, enough spin to attack, and enough forgiveness to grow. It's the paddle a lot of coaches wish existed when they were learning. If you're a 3.5-4.0 player who wants one paddle that does everything respectably, stop overthinking it and buy this one.