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Is the Bread and Butter Filth paddle a filthy paddle?
Yes, 100%, but what exactly does a filthy paddle mean?
Let’s dive right in to the look, the playability, and also the price. You’ll notice that if you use the code bepickleballer (thanks to the Bread and Butter team to provide that to my readers), you will get an additional discount.
The Look
After I had an amazing experience with Bread and Butter’s Fat Boy, so I was elated to try out the Filth paddle.
Firstly, I love the design. I appreciate darker paddles, because it doesn’t show the wear and tear of a white or lighter colored paddle. For example, I tried a paddle with a white frame, and it got a knick in one of the first times playing.
Not so with the filth.
I also love how this paddle looks like the Bread and Butter logo comes through here, with what looks like a drip of butter. It also has a sort of 3-D view which is super interesting.
The side had a standard “Bread & Butter” design. It’s clean, Iliked it.
Available in multiple color options, The Filth has a sleek, minimalist design.
The look is awesome, but let’s talk about this paddle’s playability.
Because let’s be honest, playability is what may matter the most.
The Playability
When I first used the Filth, it took me a game to get into my groove. I had just played with the Fat Boy before playing with this paddle, so it was a slight adjustment. After I made the adjustment, I was able to win 3 of the next 4 games with the Filth. It was great.
Control
I love the light weight of this paddle and the carbon fiber face. It provided the control I needed to hit my drop shots and dinks. I play more singles pickleball, so I find that I tend to make more drop shots then get in dink paddles.
Also, I appreciate how I could hit solid kill shots with this paddle.
Spin
The carbon fiber face provides an amazing spin component on this paddle. I tend to add a spin to my serve, so the Filth provided exactly what I needed.
I also like to add a spin on my backhand, and I felt that the Filth did a solid job with that as well.
Power
I have many 14mm and 16mm pickleball paddles, so I tend to fill a bit more hand speed quickness in 14mm paddles, but I still felt that the Filth paddle had a solid amount of power for a 16mm paddle.
So, the Filth had a great combination of power, spin and control.
Let’s look at the paddle specifications.
The Specifications
Let’s look at the Filth’s pickleball paddle specifications because this paddle has a lot of great technology to give this paddle a powerful punch.
-Weight: 7.6 oz – 8.00 oz (226g)
-Swing Weight: 121
-Twist Weight: 6.2
-Size: 16.5”x 7.375” (419mm x 187mm)
-Thermoformed T700 Unibody construction
-Face Material: Nano T700 Raw Carbon Fiber face
-Core Thickness 16mm
-High-Density Polypropylene Core
-Graphics are UV printed directly onto the core surface
-5.5″ Grip Length, 4.25″ Circumference
-Octagon Handle with vibration-dampening wrap
When I weighed my Bread and Butter Filth, I found that my paddle weighed 8.0 ounces, so it was at the top end of the estimate.
The specifications are constructed to deliver a solid feel on impact, while still being light enough to reduce wrist fatigue during extended play.
15% Bread and Butter Filth Discount Code
The Bread & Butter team creates amazing paddles, and the team is also super generous. This paddle retails at $165.00, but with the discount code: be pickleballer, this paddle is under $140.25. Wowza.
I just tested the code, and it worked perfectly.
How Does Filth Measure Up To Other Bread and Butter Paddles?
I feel like if you asked me to choose between the Fat Boy or the Filth, it would be asking which of my children I love more.
It’s definitely not a question I would ever answer. Both paddles offer amazing technology and are both great for what they do.
That said, trying both of these paddles made me very excited to share my experience with the Bread & Butter Shogun paddle.
Conclusion
The Filth paddle provided the power and control that I want in a paddle, but the paddle also provides an amazing spin component.
I am excited to get out on the court and play with this paddle again.