Edge Pro Review

[Hildegard Mccauley]

The Diadem Warrior Edge is my favorite pickleball paddle as of summer 2023. That's a bold statement considering I've tried every major category and build type of paddle that's popular on the market right now.

While I acknowledge the importance of determining a paddle's sweet spot to achieve ultimate expressions of power and control, it must be noted that Diadem has achieved more than just a paddle with a large sweet spot in the Warrior Edge.

I have a strong forehand topspin technique, but I found my deployment of it using the Warrior Edge to be initially inconsistent...that is, until I realized that I didn't need to hit as hard to generate tons of spin.

When I'm facing off with a strong-armed opponent who likes to send balls at my head with the speed of a rogue comet, it's great to be able to dial-in my response swings based on how hard they come at me. I can always add more punch if my opponent slows down their drives.

Depending on your proclivity for slowdowns and resets, plus your experience with certain types of paddles, there may be a need for adjustment when you're playing at the NVZ line with the Warrior Edge.

Ultimately, the Diadem Warrior Edge is my favorite paddle because it most closely matches my personal play style. The more I play, the more control I want over my resets and dinks, and this paddle provides that in spades.

Few subjects are as badly neglected in the modern Church as the applied field of biblical polemics. As a result, we have done very little thinking on the goal of this kind of satire in controversy. Of course, the point of everything is to glorify God, but how does satire glorify God? (97)

Great question, but again Doug fails to answer it. All he says here is that this question should not deflect us from godly satire. He also says again that we should be governed by the Bible (102), and that we need wisdom (103-5):

In our conversations with other believers, and indeed with non-Christians, there should be a strong presumption in favor of graciousness, gentleness, and civility, unless there is a clear justification for the opposite. That is what Doug should have said in this book, and that is what I have been unable to find anywhere therein.

In my frequent attacks on modern evangelicals, do I acknowledge that such attacks are generalizations? Of course. Do I know that there are contemporary evangelicals out there who have a spiritual backbone? Of course. Is this going to slow me down? Of course not. Modern evangelicalism, taken as a whole, is a wretched money-grubbing business that has sold its soul for a market share. Why should we hold back the charge because there are some honest evangelicals who acknowledge that the charge is true? Holding back would make liars of them. (35)

Now there are a few problems here. Is this critique really about wolves, in the biblical sense? Lack of a spiritual backbone would seem to be more sheepish than wolfish. Money grubbing, now, that is wolfish, and some recent scandals force us to take that issue seriously. Does Doug have any hard data to show that evangelicalism is rife with financial dishonesty, beyond the few cases that have made headlines? Or (on another interpretation of his charge) does he have private access to the motives of evangelical leaders, so as to say for sure that their motives are to enrich themselves rather than the kingdom?7

6 One should not have to make such an obvious point, but gentleness is mentioned seven times in the New Testament as a Christian virtue, though it seems to be the forgotten virtue in Reformed circles today. Love is, of course, the heart of biblical ethics, Old Testament and New.

It may be a new shoe for the trail, but it takes a refined road recipe and cranks it up a little bit. The PWRRUN PB foam, SpeedRoll geometry, and plate are all holdovers from the Endorphin Pro, but the Edge has some new wrinkles.

ROBBE: The boys above have covered everything, and I agree with it all. The Endorphin Edge blends everything we love in Saucony road shoes into a trail counterpart. So far, no one has been able to harness that road racing magic into a trail shoe due to the near-impossible task of mitigating the instability of super foams while keeping a shoe lightweight and comfortable. Has Saucony finally unlocked the secret formula?

SAM: This shoe is fast. Lacing it up and hitting trails feels like tying two bright pink wildcats to your feet, and, oh boy, is it a blast. Running in the Saucony Endorphin Edge feels less like exercise and more like a relentless attack on the trails beneath your feet. Miles fall easily beneath the sharp bite of chevron lugs and the tendon snap of carbon fiber.

Wrapping the bottom of this wildcat is the claws. The 4mm chevron-lugged outsole has excellent traction on most terrains, and it has enough flex so the traction holds despite uneven terrain. The unique plate gives you plenty of trail feel (which is remarkable considering the stack of foam), although I noticed that it found a better groove after 15 or so miles. The upper is plenty breathable, and my vanity appreciates the clear mudguard that wraps the base of the uppers, invisibly saving my vulnerable feet from rocks and sticks.

MATT: I know this word will show up a lot in this review, but for lack of a better adjective to describe running in the Endorphin Edge, this shoe is f-u-n. As runners, we often forget that we do this because we enjoy it. Running should be fun. This is that rare shoe that makes you smile just a few strides into your first run. Saucony has delivered with the Edge what it previously could not with the Endorphin Trail.

This shoe is meant to go fast, period. The synergy between the aforementioned midsole and plate, combined with a very comfortable and secure fitting mesh upper, really brings that carbon racer feel to the trails.

While not the most exciting component of the Saucony Endorphin Edge, the PWRTRAC outsole and 4mm lugs provide a solid but not spectacular grip across pretty much all terrains and conditions I put it through. Traction was on par with other Saucony trail models like the Peregrine and Xodus Ultra, which utilize a very similar outsole configuration.

TAYLOR: This is the part of this job that pains me. The Saucony Endorphin Edge has been so highly anticipated. Yet, with every exceptional piece, there might be a counter for this one.

As everyone else has said, this is 100% not a shoe that anyone with ankle/stability problems should be wearing (like me!). I half-rolled my ankles several times during my first run in this shoe, and one of those was on a totally clean section of trail where I caught a small rock underfoot. I gingerly made my way down rock-littered downhills because I was terrified. I basically never took my eyes off the trail. The heel, for whatever reason, feels the least stable of the entire shoe (likely because of that high stack and narrow width).

The Endorphin Edge is that racing shoe that will keep you on the edge of your seat every time you step into it. It retails for $200 and will likely be worth it for those who race on moderately technical to very smooth trails.

Taylor Bodin is a trail and ultra runner living in Estes Park, Colo., with his wife and daughters. Trail running is pretty much the only hobby he can manage right now and loves it. Every so often, he will pop off a race or FKT attempt because competition is pure and the original motivator for him getting into running anyways. When not running, Taylor is a 1st grade teacher, running coach (track & field, Cross Country, and Trail/Ultra athletes), and volunteers at his church.

Sam lives in Baltimore with his wife and two kids and spends his days fixing espresso machines for Ceremony Coffee Roasters. He runs with the Faster Bastards when he can, races ultras, and has been working on completing the AT section by section. He thinks the best days are made of long miles on nasty trails, but that a good surf session, a really stunning book, or a day of board games are pretty all right too.

Matt is a recovering triathlete who fell in love with running and left the dark side behind. Trail and ultra running are where he is most in his element, but he can still be found routinely running the streets in and around Baltimore with the Faster Bastards. Aside from running, he is a lover of coffee, mezcal, beer, and 90s country music.

Robbe is the senior editor of Believe in the Run. He loves going on weird routes through Baltimore, finding trash on the ground, and running with the Faster Bastards. At home in the city, but country at heart. Loves his two boys more than anything. Has the weakest ankles in the game.

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