You are correct, thank you. Our group is much better at returning than serving. None of us serve over 75MPH very often. So, foot fault or not, the receiver is probably going to have no problem making a play on the serve, thus, we don't bother worrying about that rule. We also play balls that were 'probably' out quite often. We swing at terrible ball tosses a lot too (rather than catching it and re-tossing). We even get beat 'down the middle' a lot, because we would rather lose the point than risk damaging our rackets on collisions. We call our own balls OUT quite frequently too. this combination of quirks makes for enjoyable sessions with very little drama and confrontations, and allows us to play many more points per hour than players at most tennis clubs. i speak for most the group when i say that we couldn't care less if our opponent foot faults.
watch the center line on serves - first serve of the video is a foot fault since the right foot crosses the center line
You are correct, thank you.
Our group is much better at returning than serving. None of us serve over 75MPH very often. So, foot fault or not, the receiver is probably going to have no problem making a play on the serve, thus, we don't bother worrying about that rule.
We also play balls that were 'probably' out quite often. We swing at terrible ball tosses a lot too (rather than catching it and re-tossing).
We even get beat 'down the middle' a lot, because we would rather lose the point than risk damaging our rackets on collisions.
We call our own balls OUT quite frequently too.
this combination of quirks makes for enjoyable sessions with very little drama and confrontations, and allows us to play many more points per hour than players at most tennis clubs.
i speak for most the group when i say that we couldn't care less if our opponent foot faults.