says
Aging is a killer
says
Aging is a killer
Most of these illegal services are not that serious and could be considered acceptable in amature matches.
This kind of thinking is just a slippery slope to no one playing by the rules. "If you do that I can do this" and why bother to play if you can't follow a few simple rules?
If someone break the service rules why should I not be able to speed glue and if he's speedgluing I should be able to play with banned pips. Follow the rules or don't play.
There is another grey area about service. A few weeks ago I played a match against a very good player. His service is legal, but he intentionally make a huge noise using his feet. Actually he is usng such power that the floor is shaking and even the table is slightly moved. Is this legal? I am not sure but would like to know your opinion.
Don't get me wrong. My service is totally leagal. But in the low level league I am currently playing, around 50% services are not. It is just a bit harsh to tell a 60 years old grandpa that he just lost one point because he didn't toss the ball. In fact, most of the older generation players don't toss the ball. Lots of them are using illigal long pimple rubbers too. What can you do if you are the umpire? Ban them from playing?
Don't get me wrong. My service is totally leagal. But in the low level league I am currently playing, around 50% services are not. It is just a bit harsh to tell a 60 years old grandpa that he just lost one point because he didn't toss the ball. In fact, most of the older generation players don't toss the ball. Lots of them are using illigal long pimple rubbers too. What can you do if you are the umpire? Ban them from playing?
There is another grey area about service. A few weeks ago I played a match against a very good player. His service is legal, but he intentionally make a huge noise using his feet. Actually he is usng such power that the floor is shaking and even the table is slightly moved. Is this legal? I am not sure but would like to know your opinion.
There is another grey area about service. A few weeks ago I played a match against a very good player. His service is legal, but he intentionally make a huge noise using his feet. Actually he is usng such power that the floor is shaking and even the table is slightly moved. Is this legal? I am not sure but would like to know your opinion.