Calling out way before ball hits ground ....

[Fay]

That's not what the rules say:

12. Out calls corrected. If a player mistakenly calls a ball “out” and then realizes
it was good, the point shall be replayed if the player returned the ball within the
proper Court. Nonetheless, if the player’s return of the ball results in a “weak sitter,”
the player should give the opponent the point. If the player failed to make the return,
the opponent wins the point. If the mistake was made on the second serve, the
server is entitled to two serves.

I agree that could get a little annoying but them's the rules....

And again, it says nothing anywhere in the rules about what happens if the ball is called early.

Just happened to see this years later, LOL

What has happened in tournaments and leagues that I play, 95% of the people are fair and if they realize they made a bad call they just say "never mind it WAS in, your point."

thank goodness !

 

[OrangePower]

Wow, talk about reviving an old thread!

As is turns out, the rule has changed from what it was then. The rule quoted above was true at the time - that if a call is reversed from out to in then a let is played, as long as the ball was returned and not a weak sitter. The rule has since been changed so that reversing a call from out to in results in loss of that point regardless of whether the ball was returned or not - no let is played.

 

[jk175d]

the best response I've heard for when someone catches a ball that is clearly going to be out is "too bad you didn't let that bounce, it might have been out"

 

[dcdoorknob]

I don't have many pet peeves on the court generally, but this is one.

Let the ball land before you call it out please. Even if its clearly going to be out, it's just annoying to me. You can't call it out before it lands, but cause it isn't out yet until it lands. And it's almost inevitable that anyone I've come across who has the habit of making these early calls eventually calls at least one out that I'm quite sure lands a lot closer to the line than they where expecting, and possibly in. Sometimes they'll correct themselves. Often not.

 

[dsa202]

What about "next time I will take the point before I hit a winner?"

Some people might not know the rule. I didn't know before until I was told by someone on the court.

It's common sense. Would you call a strike before it crossed the strike zone? Would you count a goal before it went in? Would you call a touchdown before the runner was in the end zone?

Quit making excuses and use your head.

 

[J_R_B]

It's common sense. Would you call a strike before it crossed the strike zone? Would you count a goal before it went in? Would you call a touchdown before the runner was in the end zone?

Quit making excuses and use your head.

Calling a strike or a goal or a TD is more analogous to calling a ball in before it bounces. If a pitcher throws a ball that's going way over the batter's head, you could call it a ball long before it crosses the plate, or if a QB throws a ball that's going 10 yards past any receiver, you could say it's not a TD long before it lands.

Frankly, I don't do this, but it doesn't bother me much as long as you are willing to correct yourself if you are wrong or stop it if you're called out on it.

 

[beernutz]

Just happened to see this years later, LOL

What has happened in tournaments and leagues that I play, 95% of the people are fair and if they realize they made a bad call they just say "never mind it WAS in, your point."

thank goodness !

Like as has already been said, the Code rule Javier quoted was changed in 2011 to this (emphasis mine):

12. Out calls reversed. A player who calls a ball out shall reverse the call if the player becomes certain or realizes that the ball was good. The point goes to the opponent and is not replayed. However, when a receiver reverses a fault call on a serve that hit the net, the server is entitled to two serves.

 

[Sakkijarvi]

In "...a guy in a recreational mixed doubles match group..." it should be all giggles, not all that serious.

 

[Wuppy]

I'll call "out" if the ball is in the air when it passes the baseline I'm not going to wait for it to hit the backstop.