You don't have to sweat a lot to have bad body odor and you might just be anosmic to your own smell.
Do you have wet earwax? It's a marker of whether you have the ABCC11 gene which is linked to bad body odor. Most east asians do not have this gene and thus have dry earwax and don't really have a body odor, which is why you don't see deodorant as a thing in east Asian countries like Japan/Korea. Agree with the above commenters, you need to dry out your handle before putting it back in case. Would also recommend getting desiccants and leaving it in your paddle case.
Fortunately, I do not have wet earwax, in addition, I am east asian, and I do confirm that I never had to use deodorant. At one point in my life, I was wondering about being anosmic to my own smell as well but after having friends and wife smell my armpits I can reliably say my odor is not strong
Although I do not sweat much from the body, this post is making me realize that I do sweat a lot from my extremities (hands and feet), which could be the reason why my paddle smells ?
Does your hand get wet in an intensive match as well ? During the summer once, my handle and hand were so wet, when attempting to loop a half-long backspin ball, the paddle hit the table and flew to the other side of the room where there was another table... So embarrassing and dangerous!
