How to balance your paddle?
There are a lot of good articles and videos out there about where to add weights to the edge guard (hint - this affects swing weight and can help with sweet spot size/stability) but those weights make your paddle head heavy and slow on the kitchen line. If you want to make your paddle more balanced (i.e. lower the flick weight)- there's a couple of easy ways to do it.
Each method is summarised by showing the amount of weight added (g), the balance point shift (in cm), the amount of time it takes to do this (in min) and the total additional cost (in dollars)
The standard stock paddle is our starting point.
(All specific references and weights for the RLD-1 16mm Reload paddle - but they will be very similar for most modern paddles)

Phase 1: Add overgrip
Yes I know many will say this is obvious - but it's important to note that pickleball paddles are very light - so a few grams here and there matters.
A good rule is thumb is that each gram is approx 1mm of balance point shift. (or if you prefer 1/4oz of weight = 1/4" of Balance point shift - or 1 point of flick weight.
Well this is how much a single overgrip + tape weighs:

And that means this shift won't be much - but it's a start. (and it's very easy to do)

Phase 2: Overgrip + Tungsten
Ok now it's starting to get a little more serious. We need tools ;)
Fine we only need scissors - but before we do that we need to remove the OEM grip.
It is possible to just put weights directly ONTO the OEM grip but it's not recommended.

Take off the rubber ring (if there is one) then peel back the electrical tape and unravel the OEM grip - don't throw anything away because you're going to re-use it.
This is what it should look like once you're done.

Now we get some Tungsten Tape - I use the 1g per inch version of Braydon's tape but most Tunsten tape's will be similar.

How much you use is up to you - but a good rule of thumb is that 3 loops around the butt-cap as per the next image - is about 12 grams.

For those paying attention - why does it say 16.1g? Because it's the weight of the Tungsten + the overgrip.
Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.
Phase 3: Overgrip + Slyce
The Slyce cap is very trendy. People feel cool even knowing about it - but it can be kind of a pain in the ass to install if you've never done it before. So let's go through some steps here.
First of all remove the OEM grip as above. But now you've also got to remove the OEM butt-cap.

See those metal staples. There's usually at least 6 of them - and they are punched in hard by the factory - this stuff is not designed to be user serviceable. If you're gonna do it - use a small flathead screwdriver to get under the staples and pry them out.

There are at least 2 common Slyce cap weights - here I used a 1oz version (30g even)

It's not a cheap solution - it can be a pain to put on - and when you switch paddles you might need to get a different one - but hey - if it makes you feel cool - go for it.
Once more for the nerds keeping score - why does it says 27.7g when the Slyce is 30g and we're adding an overgrip on top of that - because - we're removing the Stock butt-cap and staples.
Phase 4: Hesacore + Tungsten + Overgrip
In short you can get almost the same balance point/flick weight shift as you can with a big Slyce cap - just by using a Hesacore and Tungsten. My personal opinion is that it's a lot faster to do this than add a Slyce cap - but there's always the cool factor to consider ;)

Different color Hesacore grips weigh slightly different amounts but they are all fairly close to 15g.

By the time you add up the costs they are almost exactly the same. So it's a matter of personal preference for people.
That's it.
If you really want you could combine ANY of these items further and add a Hesacore to a Slyce cap ;)
Try things out - and see how they feel - just remember that the main advantage of butt-cap weighting is that it makes the paddle FASTER at the line (i.e. more flick-y) but keeps the swing weight the same.

One final short note.
In the factories the OEM grip tape is applied with a self-adhesive side present. Once you tear off that OEM grip tape - the self-adhesive layer remains on the paddle. If you really want - use a few strips of double-sided tape to have a firm attachment when you re-attach the OEM grip tape,.