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I don't understand the 2nd bounce issue. It's no different than any other ball that is short. We're talking 20mm here which wouldn't make a whole lot of difference for long or short balls. However the improvement would be massive to eliminate edge balls and unearned points. If that is such a concern it could just be modified to include only side edges and not the back edge.Okay, I misunderstood your suggestion, thanks for explaining.
I see how what you're suggesting might help decide between 'edge' and 'side' contact on some occasions.
IMO, it's not a viable solution as (and others have already said the same) it potentially helps make a decision with respect to a situation that occurs very infrequently (i.e. when an umpire is unsure whether a contact was 'side' or 'edge'), but in doing so it creates a new problem that will happen very frequently (i.e. the second bounce problem).
That second bounce issue would change the game meaningfully. It would prejudice FH dominant players, and reward BH dominant players.
The result could be to move all of team China down the rankings, and we'd have a new Top 3 of Lin Yun-Yu, Darko Jorgic, and Hugo Calderano.
Actually, come to think of it, great idea!