{"article":{"id":"paddle-carry-double-hit-rules","categoryId":"rules-regulations","categoryName":"Rules, Scoring & Regulations","index":8,"question":"Is an unintentional double-hit or ball carry legal during play?","answer":"An unintentional double hit made in one continuous forward stroke is completely legal; intentional redirections or ball carries are faults.","answerDetail":"Rule 11.A addresses double hits. If a player swings their paddle forward in a single, continuous, unified stroke and the ball strikes the edge guard and then the face (or double-contacts the surface), the shot is deemed continuous and play continues without penalty. However, if there is a deliberate double motion, a scooping carry, or an intentional redirect with two separate wrist snaps, a fault is immediately assessed. Referees inspect the momentum and sound of the strike; a simultaneous double 'thwack' within one forward path is valid.","intentTags":["double-hit","carry","paddle-contact","rules"],"searchKeywords":["pickleball double hit rule","ball carry fault","continuous stroke","paddle face hit"],"facilityTags":["regulation-court"],"serviceTags":["all-play"],"environmentTags":["indoor","outdoor"],"structured":{"ruleNumber":"11.A","continuousStroke":"Legal","intentionalDoubleHit":"Fault"},"lastVerified":"2026-09-20","canonicalUrl":"https://dink-digest.com/knowledge/paddle-carry-double-hit-rules"},"discovery":{"canonicalUrl":"https://dink-digest.com/knowledge/paddle-carry-double-hit-rules","hubUrl":"https://dink-digest.com/knowledge","categoryArticlesUrl":"https://dink-digest.com/api/knowledge?category=rules-regulations"}}