)In my tournament match last night, opposing gal hit a first serve, that ticked the net, causing it to shoot from a would-be short serve to deep in the box. I called a let serve as I was swinging at it.lol … just watching that video … McEnroe was right … ball hit right on line.
Jeeze this thread is more likely to get derailed than a Norfolk Southern train (too soon?
This is a serious thread.
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Yes, in spite of near total mismanagement by USA Pickleball. Both their ball and paddle specifications are reactive, not proactive specs. They took some very primitive equipment, measured and described it, and left those as specifications. The ball is little more than the whiffle balls we used to bat around with broomsticks. The paddle isn't much more than a board with a non-slip surface. They could have required manufacturers to solve the problem by including noise specifications in their specs for both the ball and the paddles. They even went out of their way to specifically prohibit the one quick fix that would drop the noise by several dB on most paddles, which is drilling a hole pattern that would break up the resonance you get from the paddle as a sounding board for ball impacts.
Yes, big initiative from the governing bodies.
Foam? TT paddles have rubber over sponge.
