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Is It A Bad Idea To Stop A Stray Pickleball With Your Paddle?

Question

I was doing wall drills on concrete by myself and whenever the pickleball went stray and I had to run after it, I was running after it and used my paddle to stop it from rolling away.

In hindsight, I think this was pretty foolish of me because now I just noticed a chip on my edgeless Selkirk SLK Fury.

Is this a big deal? Will it affect my play or is it just cosmetic?

Also, whenever you are going after a stray pickleball, should you always just use your shoes/hands and never the paddle?

Even on the court itself?

Posted Jan 11, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC

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