When looking for pickleball balls to buy you want to first check the material its made of. A ball should be firm and resistance to denting. If you can easily press an indention into the ball, then it’s likely the ball will be prone to dead spots and not bounce properly.
Second, you want to make sure the holes in the ball are evenly dispersed and cleanly made. The holes are what deliver balance, so if anything is off the chances of the ball wavering or “waffling” in the air are increased.
Lastly, you want to check the seam of the ball. Most of the time a ball is put together in two halves, so there’s a seam that’s molded/glued together at the end of the production process. If that seam is weak, or not evenly placed together, the ball has a higher chance of splitting in half during play or taking un-natural bounces on court surfaces.
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