Le Paddle (round back)

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I designed this paddle because I wanted to experiment with the different weigts and the feel of paddles for impact play. It's a classic paddle shape with one side as flat as your print surface can make it and a round back. The hole in the middle is for stability and - to a much lesser extend - for acoustics. With 40% gyroid infill, 8 perimeters and 8 top and bottom layers it came out as a top heavy 130g paddle that was surprisingly thuddy with a sting. With 8% gyroid infill, 8 perimeters and 8 top and bottom layers, it came out as a very stingy 60g paddle that was balanced a little better and quite a lot more stingy than thuddy. it is 245mm long, so it might not print on smaller printers. i am sorry, but it was the size that felt best.