bonanova Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Linespersons at tennis matches call a service fault when a ball lands on the wrong side of a boundary line. Each person watches one line, and calls "long" or "wide" as appropriate Is it possible for a service fault to be missed using this approach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Foot fault ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 I suppose "long" is called when ball lands on wrong side of the long line, "wide" an short line?If the ball lands on a corner or on a point that is away from a corner equally from long and short lines ( 1350 to each lines), maybe each linesperson wait from the other one to call, and neither calls. That is not a logical answer, but to work on it I must first eliminate this simple one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 I suppose "long" is called when ball lands on wrong side of the long line, "wide" an short line? That is not a logical answer, but to work on it I must first eliminate this simple one.If the ball lands on a corner or on a point that is away from a corner equally from long and short lines ( 1350 to each lines), maybe each linesperson wait from the other one to call, and neither calls. I disagree. In this case, both linepersons would call. If the player obstructs the view, the linesperson does not call and must make a signal for the chair refree, who now has the responsability of saying if it was a good ball or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 foot faults would be missed.. thats a service fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 If something obstructed the view of the linesperson, for example, say a bird flew in front of his face, then I suppose he might miss the call... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 i think it IS possible for a ball to be outside the regular court but not called out - [spoiler='i think it IS possible for a ball to be outside the regular court but not called out - ']hard to describe - but if the ball lands JUST outside the corner of the court at 45 degrees to the regular court then it will be just outside court but will seem to both linejudges to be overlapping a white line and so seem ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Given the information (only 4 people watching 4 lines) then yes, a service fault could be missed if the ball hits the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 What happens if the tennis ball hits a bird mid air ? What happens if a tennis racket hits the ball so hard it shreds into pieces ? What happens if it hits a puddle in the court, yet the water stopped it from going outside the lines ? What happens if Sienne Williams (?) goes on steroids and her serves exceed 200mph ? And since the serve goes so fast, it hits the line, it'll rub all the paint off with its massive force thus no one knowing if its long or wide ( Cuz it hit the 90' part) What happens if the suns UV rays, somehow found a hole on the Ozone layer, thus blinding both watchmen, right when the ball is hit ? Too many possibilities MAN ! And yes I have no idea about the game tennis or its rules. I know hot girls play it or rich people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Given the information (only 4 people watching 4 lines) then yes, a service fault could be missed if the ball hits the net. Good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 What happens if the tennis ball hits a bird mid air ? Then they retake the serve What happens if a tennis racket hits the ball so hard it shreds into pieces ? Then they retake the serve What happens if it hits a puddle in the court, yet the water stopped it from going outside the lines ? They wouldnt be playing if there were puddles on the court What happens if Sienne Williams (?) goes on steroids and her serves exceed 200mph ? And since the serve goes so fast, it hits the line, it'll rub all the paint off with its massive force thus no one knowing if its long or wide ( Cuz it hit the 90' part) Then *Serena* williams will get kicked out the tournament so the serve is irrelevant What happens if the suns UV rays, somehow found a hole on the Ozone layer, thus blinding both watchmen, right when the ball is hit ? Umpire decides. Or in the case that the UV rays blinded him then they go to hawkeye Too many possibilities MAN ! And yes I have no idea about the game tennis or its rules. I know hot girls play it or rich people Theres the answer to your questions . This is a bona puzzle, there is never more than one solution unless he stated so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 i think it IS possible for a ball to be outside the regular court but not called out - [spoiler='i think it IS possible for a ball to be outside the regular court but not called out - ']hard to describe - but if the ball lands JUST outside the corner of the court at 45 degrees to the regular court then it will be just outside court but will seem to both linejudges to be overlapping a white line and so seem ok That's it. Nice job. Welcome to the Den oozie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 What happens if the tennis ball hits a bird mid air ? What happens if a tennis racket hits the ball so hard it shreds into pieces ? What happens if it hits a puddle in the court, yet the water stopped it from going outside the lines ? What happens if Sienne Williams (?) goes on steroids and her serves exceed 200mph ? And since the serve goes so fast, it hits the line, it'll rub all the paint off with its massive force thus no one knowing if its long or wide ( Cuz it hit the 90' part) What happens if the suns UV rays, somehow found a hole on the Ozone layer, thus blinding both watchmen, right when the ball is hit ? Too many possibilities MAN ! And yes I have no idea about the game tennis or its rules. I know hot girls play it or rich people Honorable Mention to reaymond for silliness AND creativity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 That's it. Nice job. Welcome to the Den oozie. woot - <proud> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Linespersons at tennis matches call a service fault when a ball lands on the wrong side of a boundary line. Each person watches one line, and calls "long" or "wide" as appropriate Is it possible for a service fault to be missed using this approach? foot faults would be missed.. thats a service fault. ??? confused ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 If there are only people watching the lon and wide lines who is watching the net therfore the most obvious fault the short one would be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Honorable Mention to reaymond for silliness AND creativity! Woot go me! then what about a table tennis serve? If the ball bounces both sides of the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Linespersons at tennis matches call a service fault when
a ball lands on the wrong side of a boundary line. Each
person watches one line, and calls "long" or "wide" as
appropriate
Is it possible for a service fault to be missed using this
approach?
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