Ahmed must have known that he was likely to double-tap there?? Perhaps the refs were over-awed by the two best players, in the world, in a World Champ final?
Hi Lucy. The first stroke was a blatant double tap (probably a multiple tap). The second stroke is more marginal - the strikers ball comes out at quite a convincing angle, but travels further than I woud have expected for the direction of stroke. It is marginal. From my persepective, the key is to ensure that all faults such as the first one are always called accurately. There will always be grey areas. Likewise, in Felix v Ahmed game 1, at hoop 12, Felix's shot is a marginal bottom bevel whereas Ahmed's is a blatant multiple tap.
And to answer your question, the second stroke might be a double tap (which would explain the strikers ball travelling further than I expected. Tough to judge.
And thank you for posting these videos and responding to my query!!
Ahmed must have known that he was likely to double-tap there?? Perhaps the refs were over-awed by the two best players, in the world, in a World Champ final?
What was the fault there, Chris??
Hi Lucy. The first stroke was a blatant double tap (probably a multiple tap). The second stroke is more marginal - the strikers ball comes out at quite a convincing angle, but travels further than I woud have expected for the direction of stroke. It is marginal. From my persepective, the key is to ensure that all faults such as the first one are always called accurately. There will always be grey areas. Likewise, in Felix v Ahmed game 1, at hoop 12, Felix's shot is a marginal bottom bevel whereas Ahmed's is a blatant multiple tap.
And to answer your question, the second stroke might be a double tap (which would explain the strikers ball travelling further than I expected. Tough to judge.