To do what? Invade the opponents court with their feet? I believe that is a fault, it's not only your racket that cannot go into the other side, you body also cannot as far as I know.
Yeah your feet. I have always thought it was perfectly fine. I have seen it many times - wheir international players stop their one foot exactly in front of the net. But - I'm not sure , we much check the decisive rules
Yeah I agree it is a risky shot cuz ur opponent can catch you out of position. But What impresses me most is his speed; the way he just pounced on it. Arriving at the net at that speed it is hard to control a net shot and probably the brush stroke lcw used was the right one. If he'd presented the shuttle with the full face of the racquet it probably would've given lin dan a chance to smash it back into his face. ctjcad I think you're right about his racquet head maybe being slightly over the net when in contact with the shuttle. lcw's reaction and smile after it was called a fault makes me think it wasn't the foot or the follow thru.
I checked it. If your body or your clothes pass to the other side of the court it's only fault if it affects your opponent, either by distracting him or by touching him.
thanks grhm , I thought it would be ok . Because I have always seen tournaments where players would stop just before the net , with one foot on the opponenets side of the net. Thankyou for the clarification grhm .
Slice the bird horizontally downwards so it goes fast, like a drop, except not. It will hit the bird fast but go down. It's what you would call a swipe.. I suppose. When I have time, I'll try to find a video and post the link.
Here is the shot again, this time against lcw @ 2:25 mins. This time Jorgensen's foot crosses over under the net, but it is not called a fault... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpKdf0PKK0M&feature=related
A foot passing under the net is NOT a fault if the net itself isn't touched - this came up in a LD match in Beijing last year, whereupon Gill Clark assured her co-commentator (and us) that foot-under-net isn't a fault, though she suggested this was a recent change to the rule; LD WAS faulted because his left thigh DID touch the net.
Was this rule only established then? There were many problems before about this but I thought they already had a solid solution, which was, the same thing anyways.
