Ruling question about asking for let
Published: 21 Jan 2014 - 09:34 by vuhuuu
Updated: 22 Jun 2015 - 17:55
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Hi,
I have a question about ruling.
I serve from the right box to the left box.
The ball bounces from the front wall to the side wall, which is unconfortable for my opponent to strike back. He lets the ball bounce from his left side to the back wall.He turnes his body also to the left following the ball movement direction. He turnes his body 270degrees and asks for a let because he wasn't sure where I was standing anymore(in some point he was facing his back side to the front wall when he was turning).
So as I understand this is ok. If someone turns 360 degrees then in some point he doesn't know where the opponent is and it is right to ask for let.
But he does it with every serve that is uncomfortable for him to strike back from the left sidewall.So if I server to the left box then he answers only the shots he likes and takes lets(he turnes his body according to ball movement so he "spins") for the serves that are difficult to answer.
Is that ok?
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From raystrach - 24 Feb 2014 - 09:47
From rippa rit - 06 Feb 2014 - 13:01
Those answers are all sound. As the server, what happens during play is set by how and where you place your serve so I would be exploring more serving alternatives to give a better outcome.
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From aprice1985 - 03 Feb 2014 - 07:13
So my interpretation of this (wrong or right)
Your opponent is turning off a serve, personally i dislike this as i feel it is generally unforced and entirely choice which is not really allowed so the first decision to be made is, is this unforced turning
Turning
If the striker encounters interference while turning, and could have made a good return
From hamburglar - 02 Feb 2014 - 11:11
That's a bad serve that gets you off the T. I'd stop serving that way. If you're a righty and using a forehand serve, try a backhand serve. It will give the ball a much straighter angle into the back corner and will not bounce around the the middle like a forehand will.
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hi vuhuu
aprice is right. the relatively recent rule changes mean that if a player turns on a serve with the intention of asking for a let, it is no let.
i have found that the average player is not aware of this and finds it hard to interpret. our local club decided that it would go one step further, and enacted a local rule preventing any turning on the return of serve.
this has made things much clearer and now some players who were previously turning have now stopped, as the referees do not have to use their (sometimes poor) judgement.
why anyone would want to turn on a serve like this is beyond me, because such a serve is actually a poor one, as the server is forced to remain on one side of the court, opening it up for the returner
rs
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