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Originally Posted by Laker14

That is a glib response. The point is we are talking about beginners. They may progress to the point of being able to "defuse bangers", and when they do they won't be beginners anymore.

When I was a beginner I felt I had the hand-eye coordination to protect my face in that circumstance, but while I was a beginner at pickleball, I had played years of platform tennis, table tennis, and 3rd base. I was learning the game of pickleball, but I have better than average hand-eye coordination. I was OK with people firing fastballs at me, but I wasn't OK with them firing fastballs at my wife, who did not have the ability to protect herself.

Very sorry, did not intend to be glib.