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Fair Play First
Meaning: The literal interpretation is that a glazier works with glass, which is transparent. By asking if your father is a glazier, the speaker is sarcastically implying that the person blocking their view is not transparent and is, therefore, an obstruction.
ON SERIOUS NOTЕ.
According to keen observations by an international umpire, it was player's head that made the service action illegal on most occasions. Sometimes the hidden balls occured just by chance, undesignedly because the serving player tossed the ball backwards from verticality too far.
Yes, it stands to reason that the service rule 2.6 should be immediately changed so as to prevent players from tossing the ball in backward direction when delivering the serve. The new rule is easy to understand, easy to effect, easy to judge by umpire and the receiver.
Yes, we have now got some favourable feedback from international umpires. Yes, the current service rule proved overly difficult to judge and rather unfeasible in real gameplay where no TTR system is available. Yes, we need a better service rule, here we stand firmly.
Here is the newly proposed service rule we consider the best reasonable rule amendment in every aspect.
2.6.4 From the start of service until it is struck, the ball shall be above the level of the playing surface and behind the server's end line, a̶n̶d̶ i̶t̶ s̶h̶a̶l̶l̶ n̶o̶t̶ b̶e̶
h̶i̶d̶d̶e̶n̶ f̶r̶o̶m̶ t̶h̶e̶ r̶e̶c̶e̶i̶v̶e̶r̶ b̶y̶ t̶h̶e̶ s̶e̶r̶v̶e̶r̶ o̶r̶ h̶i̶s̶ o̶r̶ h̶e̶r̶ d̶o̶u̶b̶l̶e̶s̶ p̶a̶r̶t̶n̶e̶r̶ o̶r̶ b̶y̶
a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶y̶ w̶e̶a̶r̶ o̶r̶ c̶a̶r̶r̶y̶.̶ and 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘢r𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.
ON SERIOUS NOTЕ.
According to keen observations by an international umpire, it was player's head that made the service action illegal on most occasions. Sometimes the hidden balls occured just by chance, undesignedly because the serving player tossed the ball backwards from verticality too far.
Yes, it stands to reason that the service rule 2.6 should be immediately changed so as to prevent players from tossing the ball in backward direction when delivering the serve. The new rule is easy to understand, easy to effect, easy to judge by umpire and the receiver.
Yes, we have now got some favourable feedback from international umpires. Yes, the current service rule proved overly difficult to judge and rather unfeasible in real gameplay where no TTR system is available. Yes, we need a better service rule, here we stand firmly.
Here is the newly proposed service rule we consider the best reasonable rule amendment in every aspect.
2.6.4 From the start of service until it is struck, the ball shall be above the level of the playing surface and behind the server's end line, a̶n̶d̶ i̶t̶ s̶h̶a̶l̶l̶ n̶o̶t̶ b̶e̶
h̶i̶d̶d̶e̶n̶ f̶r̶o̶m̶ t̶h̶e̶ r̶e̶c̶e̶i̶v̶e̶r̶ b̶y̶ t̶h̶e̶ s̶e̶r̶v̶e̶r̶ o̶r̶ h̶i̶s̶ o̶r̶ h̶e̶r̶ d̶o̶u̶b̶l̶e̶s̶ p̶a̶r̶t̶n̶e̶r̶ o̶r̶ b̶y̶
a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶y̶ w̶e̶a̶r̶ o̶r̶ c̶a̶r̶r̶y̶.̶ and 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘢r𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.
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