Out of bounds

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carlton t
carlton t Asked 13 years ago

When you are in the middle of playing a game, your opponent strikes a ball towards you and it does not bounce in your side of the court and it passes the edge of the court then hit your bat which is not on top of the board but away from the board and it goes back on the table. Do we consider it as a challenge against you?


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Carlton,

If the ball goes put past the table without hitting it, then it is always out and the point stops there.  So everything that happens after that is irrelevant.

So in this case it would be your point as the ball went out of the court without touching it.

It is always the first mistake that counts and everything after that doesn't matter. In this case the first mistake was that your opponent hit the ball out of the table.


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carlton t

carlton t Posted 13 years ago

Thank you so much coach.. well i saw your clip on you tube talking about it but this part did not hear it so wanted it to clarified for me. Your you tube clips are helping me a lot,,

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago
No problems, Carlton.  Glad to be able to help.


Kathleen Higgins

Kathleen Higgins Posted 13 years ago

If Player A strikes a ball that clearly is not going to bounce on Player B's side, but Player B touches it with his paddle over the field of play....who's point?

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