Pong: Ricochet off Paddle Issue

I've had this old program laying around from when I first started programming, so I decided to optimize it up a little bit.. Everything works great now.. However, I can't get the stinkin' ball to bounce off the paddle. It does funny things sometimes I start up the program, and does absolutely nothing other times I start it (I can go into further detail if needed).. Just to triple check my logic.. here's the method:

Code Java:

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	public void checkCollision(){
		if(ball.x == 5 && (ball.y > paddle1.y && ball.y < paddle1.y+63))
			ball.xspeed = -ball.xspeed;
		if(ball.x == WIDTH - 20 && (ball.y > paddle2.y && ball.y < paddle2.y+63))
			ball.xspeed = -ball.xspeed;
	}

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It may have something to do with my use of OOP. I can post more code if necessary

You've marked this as SOLVED. I presume you no longer need help?

If you do need help, you'll want to provide an SSCCE that demonstrates exactly what you're doing.