A player cannot use their racket to smash the ball. To allow the shot to be counted, the noise needs to be held by the player when the ball is struck. The point will continue if the racket is dropped or released when the ball is hit. [ITF Rule 24 section j)] Does a player have...
Decision : In accordance with Rule 21, the Umpire may either award the point to the player hindered, or order the point to be replayed (see also Rule 25). Case 3. Does an involuntary double hit constitute an act which hinders an opponent within Rule 21? Decision : No. BALL FALLS ON ...
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You lose the point if you hit the ball more than once (accidental double hits caused by racket wobble don’t count). You lose the point if you or anything you wear or carry (at the beginning of the point) touches the net or the court on your opponent’s side. You lose the point ...
(e) he makes a Double Hit. A Double Hit is not made if the player has made one continuous stroke at the ball, unless:- (i) during the course of such stroke the ball has struck another surface of the Court between one contact with the racket and another, or ...
You are allowed to accidentally ‘double hit’ the ball! The rules state that you lose a point if youdeliberatelystrike the ball twice in succession. Did you know this? I think it’s a new rule. What do you think of it? You are allowed a maximum of two advertisements on the back of...
Hits the ball twice in succession (i.e. a double hit) Puts his non-playing hand on the table or net or moves the table Obstructs the ball with any part of his body or clothing (unless it's obviously not going to bounce on his side of the table) Hits the ball out of turn when ...
, making it much easier to enforce this rule - accidental double hits (such as when the ball hits your finger and then hits the racket) are now legal, so all the umpire has to do is make sure that he believes the double hit was accidental, not intentional. A very good rule change....
Even if you lose the point, every time you attack the second serve like this, you put pressure on your opponent's subsequent second serves, making him more likely to double fault. 2.3. Drop-shot the return: use this return after you have hit quite a few returns deep and hard before ...
Double Bounce When the ball bounces twice on one side of the table before a return is made, causing that player to lose the point. Doubles A game of table tennis where two people play on each side and alternate turns at striking the ball. Down the line A stroke that's played where th...