tennis tom
Legend
Good players just want the right call.
How honest are you?
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bobbything
Rookie
I always try and give the benefit of the doubt to my opponent and how the ball lands. If I honestly can't tell, I don't call it. It's gotten me into trouble a few times. I'm really, really bad at being able to tell if a ball is out on a sideline; especially if I'm on the other side of the court.
Last year I was playing a match at Sectionals in St. Louis and my opponent served to my partner out wide. I was looking into the sun and couldn't tell at all. My partner played it, hit a winner, and the guy serving freaked out on us for playing an out ball.
I tend to think bad calls/no-calls even out over the course of a match. Everyone makes them, if if it's not intentional.
If I feel like someone is honestly hooking me, I'll say something. If it continues, I'll call the next serve the guys hits out, no matter where it lands. I've only had to do that once, back in college.
Last year I was playing a match at Sectionals in St. Louis and my opponent served to my partner out wide. I was looking into the sun and couldn't tell at all. My partner played it, hit a winner, and the guy serving freaked out on us for playing an out ball.
I tend to think bad calls/no-calls even out over the course of a match. Everyone makes them, if if it's not intentional.
If I feel like someone is honestly hooking me, I'll say something. If it continues, I'll call the next serve the guys hits out, no matter where it lands. I've only had to do that once, back in college.
xFullCourtTenniSx
Hall of Fame
Anything that happens on my side of the court, I will be 100% honest about and give benefit of the doubt.
Anything on the opponent's side of the court is their business. I might think my serve went long, and most of the time if I ask, they will say it was good. I just stopped asking. If they don't call it, I'm playing it. If they are unsure about a call and ask me, chances are I will tell them what I really think. But it's their responsibility.
If it's not an official match, I'll make difficult line calls for them if they couldn't see it, though I feel it's sometimes bad mannered to do it during a serve, since they will always have a better point of view except on the center line, where you will have just as good a view, if not a better view, of the line.
Anything on the opponent's side of the court is their business. I might think my serve went long, and most of the time if I ask, they will say it was good. I just stopped asking. If they don't call it, I'm playing it. If they are unsure about a call and ask me, chances are I will tell them what I really think. But it's their responsibility.
If it's not an official match, I'll make difficult line calls for them if they couldn't see it, though I feel it's sometimes bad mannered to do it during a serve, since they will always have a better point of view except on the center line, where you will have just as good a view, if not a better view, of the line.
jc4.0
Professional
If a ball is too close to call out within a half-second, it's good and I will play it or concede the point.
If my partner calls a ball out that I see good, I will over-rule without apology.
If I see my ball out but it's called good, I will call it out - and give up the point to my opponent.
I will never "cheat back" even if my opponent calls lots of balls out that are clearly in from my point of view.
I couldn't live with myself if I played otherwise!
--Unfortunately I don't see this kind of honesty in everyone I play with (some just want to win too badly), but most of them play the same way I do. Otherwise I would just quit playing, because I can't stand poor sportsmanship.
If my partner calls a ball out that I see good, I will over-rule without apology.
If I see my ball out but it's called good, I will call it out - and give up the point to my opponent.
I will never "cheat back" even if my opponent calls lots of balls out that are clearly in from my point of view.
I couldn't live with myself if I played otherwise!
--Unfortunately I don't see this kind of honesty in everyone I play with (some just want to win too badly), but most of them play the same way I do. Otherwise I would just quit playing, because I can't stand poor sportsmanship.
Relinquis
Hall of Fame
I'm honest about everything: touching the net, touching a ball that is heading out on my side of the court, double hits, my foot-faults, etc...
BUT
I will not call out my serves or deep ground-strokes unless they are blatantly out. It is much easier for the opponent(s) to judge that. If i think it's out i will ask "wasn't that out?"
I don't know if this is good form or not.
BUT
I will not call out my serves or deep ground-strokes unless they are blatantly out. It is much easier for the opponent(s) to judge that. If i think it's out i will ask "wasn't that out?"
I don't know if this is good form or not.
tennis tom
Legend
It depends if Santa is watching.
dlam
Semi-Pro
This is one of the problems with the rules.
We cannot call our first serve out if it was obviously out is then why bother calling the second serve out when it hits the exact same location?
It creates inconsistencies in line calling.
