"walking" on your serve

[SystemicAnomaly]

Originally Posted by SystemicAnomaly

Rule 18 (Foot Fault)
During the service motion, the server shall not:

a. Change position by walking or running, although slight movements of the feet are permitted; ...

Originally Posted by sypl

If this is the rule then it's too vague. What constitutes "walking"? Surely more than one step, right? What I see in that serve is a single step. A large one, to be sure, but as others have pointed out, other pros take huge steps too - just with the back foot...

It appears that you missed the point I was making. When servers move the back leg to go from a platform stance to a pinpoint stance, they are bringing their feet together but the body, as a whole, does not really change its position as a result of this step.

However, the huge step that Brian B takes with his front leg results in a very significant change in the position of the body - this one step causes the body to move forward nearly 2 feet. This is significantly different from the other situation.

[10isngolf]

I have a related question. On the serve, if you bring your back foot forward, is it allowed to cross the plane of the front foot? Isn't this considered a "walking" serve?

[Limpinhitter]

Originally Posted by papa

Yeah, he probably was. I keep telling these people to get rid of the woodies but for some reason that's all you see them with out there, its quite embarrassing to the entire Tennis World. And while were at it, why do they insist on having their hats on straight, gray hair and glasses, just so un-cool. I was even talking to a guy today who had a hearing aid and didn't say "like" every other word - boy, whats this world coming to.

What about "n'stuff?" Did he finish each phrase with "n'stuff?"