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I think the obviousness of what I am asking may shock some people, but I am hoping for some back-up for an opinion that I already strongly hold, which I would then be able to show to others.
I play at a social level in two clubs in New Zealand, where we mostly play doubles. Everyone understands the system of alternating shots between partners, but a large number of people consider it acceptable to hit their partner's shot back when they believe their partner has missed it. Some people judge it better than others, but I believe that even those who invariably judge it correctly are responsible for creating a dangerous environment where this behaviour is normalised. Some people judge it very poorly and frequently clash bats with partners. When hitting my own shots I have had many occasions when my partner wrongly decides I have missed it. One time I hit a partner's bat out of her hand. Another time I was hit extremely hard on my hand and I believe I was lucky not to have had any broken bones. I currently have a cut thumb from another clash.
I really believe that this is a serious accident waiting to happen, but when I ask people to stop doing it they clearly think I am making a fuss. They want to hit the ball back to save the effort of picking it up, and I am failing to convince them that avoiding a serious accident is more important.
Can anyone help? Does anyone know of injuries that have been caused in this way?
Thanks.
Jane
I play at a social level in two clubs in New Zealand, where we mostly play doubles. Everyone understands the system of alternating shots between partners, but a large number of people consider it acceptable to hit their partner's shot back when they believe their partner has missed it. Some people judge it better than others, but I believe that even those who invariably judge it correctly are responsible for creating a dangerous environment where this behaviour is normalised. Some people judge it very poorly and frequently clash bats with partners. When hitting my own shots I have had many occasions when my partner wrongly decides I have missed it. One time I hit a partner's bat out of her hand. Another time I was hit extremely hard on my hand and I believe I was lucky not to have had any broken bones. I currently have a cut thumb from another clash.
I really believe that this is a serious accident waiting to happen, but when I ask people to stop doing it they clearly think I am making a fuss. They want to hit the ball back to save the effort of picking it up, and I am failing to convince them that avoiding a serious accident is more important.
Can anyone help? Does anyone know of injuries that have been caused in this way?
Thanks.
Jane