OT: The Throwing vs Hitting Tennis Bet

[Daliman]

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Does the ball have to be caught cleanly, or can you bobble it? If it, say, hits the arm, then bounces off the shoulder, then is caught, is it a catch?

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I'm sure MLB rules apply, so long as that puppy doesn;t hit the ground, it's a catch.

Now, the angle here would be, if possible, to volleyball-set the ball upcourt before actually catching. Not sure how feasable that would be to do, but if someone could do it, say 80% of the time, he could smoke Federer. I don't know how doable it is though, and would think that it would only be allowed as a bobble, not a self-set.

[mak15]

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Does the ball have to be caught cleanly, or can you bobble it? If it, say, hits the arm, then bounces off the shoulder, then is caught, is it a catch?

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I'm sure MLB rules apply, so long as that puppy doesn;t hit the ground, it's a catch.

Now, the angle here would be, if possible, to volleyball-set the ball upcourt before actually catching. Not sure how feasable that would be to do, but if someone could do it, say 80% of the time, he could smoke Federer. I don't know how doable it is though, and would think that it would only be allowed as a bobble, not a self-set.

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this has been addressed, you can bobble, but not intentionally to move the ball closer to the net.

[mmbt0ne]

Why is everybody so convinced that you're going to be throwing the tennis ball as fast as you can over the net?

[talentdeficit]

okay, a trip report.

we both played gloveless for 10 mins to try to figure out strategy/warm up. then we played a set. i was planning on revealing my findings, but i'm intrigued now, and i hope this bet goes down. all i'll say is it's much, much closer than i thought it would be.

[NoahSD]

Can the non-racket guy walk with the ball or does he have to throw it right away/stay in place?

[shortline99]

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once i catch the ball i cannot move, i can pivot off one foot, but cannot move forward to throw from a closer position. regular hard or clay court and regular balls.

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[Nick Rainey]

Kao then we will play for 5k. You set the date and I will pay for your flight, if you win, you refund me. Am I using the glove or not?

[Reef]

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Now, the angle here would be, if possible, to volleyball-set the ball upcourt before actually catching. Not sure how feasable that would be to do, but if someone could do it, say 80% of the time, he could smoke Federer.

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I'd bet my roll against Federer losing to someone using this strategy.

[Nick Rainey]

No one is smoking federer, with or without a racket. guy is too good.

[Arnett23]

Whenever this gets all figured out post time and place so I can come watch, thx.