Rallies

To me it seems like there are more rallies that are going longer because the ball is slower. So I see a positive side to it. But there is not as much spin on the shots so they don't look as spectacular.


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I haven't really noticed that. I have noticed that the rallies are more frequently longer because it is harder to put the ball away on the opponent.

The best example I can think of on this is that Jun Mizutani went from WR #11 and fading right up to #5. Nobody outside of the CNT players can put the ball past him any more. And his lobbing has now become a very effective tactic.

But perhaps the miss-hits and players looking at their rackets as though something strange just happened has to do with the seams on the seamed balls. When the ball bounces on the seam, it takes a funny bounce because the seam is thicker and harder than the rest of the ball so the bounce isn't true.

And that, I believe is a huge quality issue with the seamed plastic balls which also break very easily for the same reasons.


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I tend to watch a lot of choppers, and the rallies there do seem to go on longer, but the outcome is much the same - attackers still have an advantage, I think. Surely someone has done a stroke count analysis of the major tournaments. I wonder where we would find such stats?