How much is a mile on the court?

[CkcJsm]

How much is a mile on the court?
6 spots on the court. All 6 spots and back to middle = 1 set. How many sets of traveling around the court on the 6 spots would be considered a mile?


I dont know if u follow me cause this is hard to explain -.-.

[drop2it]

Assuming:

1. Singles
2. only one side of the net
3. The 6 points mean (straight back, straight forward, forehand net, bachand net, forehand backcourt, backhand back court)
4. Start in the middle and return there after each "spot"

then mathamatically ( asumming your feet actually touch the outside lines in singles, which they don't) then it would take 34.018097 sets. I have waaayyyy too much time on my hands.

[hhwoot]

How much is a mile on the court?

A mile on the court is approximately the same distance as a mile off the court. :D

drop2it's calculation is correct with his assumptions. But the footwork drill you're talking about does not (as drop2it states) force you to touch the boundaries of the court. Accounting for that, I would put the estimate at around 45~50 sets.

However, I don't feel that there is really any reason to know how many footwork drill sets make you travel a mile. Since there aren't competitions to see who can run a mile on the court the fastest. Just count by sets, a mile is just an arbitrary distance.

[drop2it]

I think that CkJsm was probably just fooling around, and doesn't actually intend to try and travel a mile. BTW I never practice footwork using predictable sets, I just play a game in my head and try to figure out what my imaginary opponent is going to do.
In that case, I just go for time, about 5 mins continuously. It's got to best cardio workout ever...I'm just dripping by the end of it...I've heard that professionals can sustain such a footwork drill for 30 mins continuously, which is absolutely amazing if it is true.

[bad_fanatic]

I say that for every set of 6 point you do, you probably cover 84ft. I'm not so sure, but I'm just guessing. I say it probably take 8ft to each corner. So forward and backward takes 16ft. For the side to to side in the middle it probably takes 5ft or something, so it's 10ft forward and backward.

16 x 4 (four corners) + 10 x 2 (two sides in the middle) = 84ft

There's 5,280 feet in a mile, so 5,280 / 84 = 62. So you'll probably need to do 62 set to cover a mile.

Again, this is my guess. I would like to know the actual as well.