Big forehand and good serve. Get a new line judge for the center line. A tennis player should not have to be distracted by this. He's also older (line judge) which means the eyes don't focus as fast...and not athletic. It's not a tennis player's job to ease up on the aces, so a line judge doesn't get hit. Not being mean...just fix the problem. It's actually surprising they don't stand behind something. Center line is usually the hardest serve too. P.S. A tennis serve loses 50% to 55% of it's top speed by the time it takes one bounce and reaches the opposite baseline...that's plenty of time to move a mere 1 to 2 feet out of the way. A forehand on the other hand travelling at 120 mph and landing 10 feet in front of you...actually has more speed on it.
Robert Sutherland Says:
5/07/2017 7:02:17 AM
Big forehand and good serve. Get a new line judge for the center line. A tennis player should not have to be distracted by this. He's also older (line judge) which means the eyes don't focus as fast...and not athletic. It's not a tennis player's job to ease up on the aces, so a line judge doesn't get hit.
Not being mean...just fix the problem. It's actually surprising they don't stand behind something. Center line is usually the hardest serve too.
P.S. A tennis serve loses 50% to 55% of it's top speed by the time it takes one bounce and reaches the opposite baseline...that's plenty of time to move a mere 1 to 2 feet out of the way. A forehand on the other hand travelling at 120 mph and landing 10 feet in front of you...actually has more speed on it.