Calling footfaults is important

[tennis tom]

Originally Posted by dcdoorknob

Gah I got sucked in to all this nonsense. Oh well, finals are over, I've got some free time for now. There are only like 1000 better ways to spend my time than this. What a smart guy I am.

No worries DC, by your posts you have demonstrated that the time and money on your education have been well spent. Aristotle and Plato would be proud, now go out and play or go indoors and play.

[andfor]

Thank goodness for this first of its kind thread on foot-faulting here in TT. Very infomative and productive.

[tennis tom]

Originally Posted by Bartelby

Pre-existing illnesses are not covered by the thread.

Thank G_D I have Blue Cross!

[tennis_ocd]

Originally Posted by yourmailman

I video tape my matches and was shocked when I watched the match and saw that every time he served (first and second), his heal was the only part of his right foot that was not already totally inside the court. By this, I mean his heel was touching the inside of the baseline.

And this is the RL situation.... surprisingly common during club type play.

Flagrant?

Clearly a FF but it went unrecognized during actual play; needed video to become aware. In a way I'm glad there are those who campaign against this stuff. I'm just not that guy -- much to do with nothing.

(Given that rec servers strike the ball anywhere from 1/2 foot behind the line to perhaps nearly two feet inside the baseline I think there is way too much emphasis placed on the advantage of a hacker having toes over the line. At a high serve (4.5+) level it's likely quite an advantage but those with this type of technically sound serve aren't fumbling around with their feet chasing tosses.)

[Bartelby]

There was a thread not so long ago, if I remember correctly, about the removal of the let rule in competition due to the fact that receivers were calling lets in order to avoid being aced.

So there are problems with honesty not only with regard to foot faulting servers.