Hello Nikhil,
I think having lines extending backwards would definitely help. I was thinking
at least a metre. Obviously you need more room behind the baseline to serve
from the centre because the distance is shorter this way than corner to corner
so standing back is more favourable than serving softer. Hope this makes sense
and keep us posted.
Yvette
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Subject: [b1-tennis] Re: A suggestion on tactile lines
Hi Yvette,
Good points.
I agree that having the lines extending backwards is helpful for serving.
That's an odd one, really, as it's been happening, but it isn't in the
rules: on a full-sized court, the lines don't extend back from the baseline at
all. Of course, the sighted players don't really need those backward
extensions, as they can easily estimate by eye, whereas they're nuch more
useful to us.
So it seems common sense has been winning out over the letter of the written
rules. That said, it would make sense to update those rules so that those
backward extensions don't get taken away, all of a sudden, by some rules
stickler in the future.
I wasn't aware anyone was thinking about serving from further back behind the
baseline, though. How far were you thinking - and how far back would you want
those backward extensions to go? In sighted tennis, there's no rule against
serving from as far back as you like - mainly because no one would want to, as
it puts the server at a disadvantage: the distance to the opposite service line
gets longer, which might mean you could hit the serve a touch harder; but the
net also gets further away, which, presumably, is a significant hindrance. Not
sure how the balance would work out in our
game: I could see it might work out particularly well for under-arm servers.
They have a meeting of the VI advisory group tomorrow, so I'll pass on your
comment about the backward extensions.
Cheers,
Nikhil.
On Wed, 20 Apr 2016, Priestley, Yvette wrote:
Hello Nikhil,
I agree with no tactile lines for the outer side lines or for the service
line. I think that a short centre line extending forwards is a good idea.
However, I would still like to have a decent centre line extending backwards.
This is because if you are serving from some way behind the baseline near the
centre then you still need to check your direction and if the line has run
out this could be more difficult. I'm just thinking about variations in
serving positions because it is good to be able to serve from the corners and
the centre. I can't remember what the rule is on the lines extending
backwards from the baseline.
Hope this helps
On another note, do you know what the Cambridge tennis camp is all about? It
would be great to know.
Thanks
Yvette
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Sent: 19 April 2016 21:55
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Subject: [b1-tennis] A suggestion on tactile lines
Hi folks,
I posted a proposal earlier today on the VI Tennis UK Facebook group. I'm
copying it below. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, of course.
Cheers,
Nikhil.
Re tactile lines on the B1 court, I have a proposal to put forward.
Keep the centre mark quite small (extending forward no more than 30 cm from
the baseline); and no tactile doubles sidelines (i.e. the outer lines).
The reasoning is this. When I find a tactile line which I think is parallel
to the net, I immediately know it's the baseline. That's why we don't have a
tactile service line.
Similarly, when I find a line which is at right angles to the net, I want to
know straight away that it's the singles sideline. That allows me to be as
independent on the court as possible - I don't want to have to keep asking an
official whether I've found the line I think I've found.
Yes, we need a centre mark, since some players serve from there; and the
standard 4 inches (10 cm) that's used on the full sized court is probably too
small to find easily without bending down. But if it's relatively short,
we'll easily be able to tell the difference between that and the sideline.
Thoughts?
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