Re: Can we keep experimenting with scoring changes please?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John McCabe wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:51:46 -0600, Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Free World wrote:
>>> 
>>> OK, how about making the serve like it is in tennis?  An initial
>>> mis-serve is just a first fault, and one gets to try a second serve. 
>>> Only a double-fault is punished by a loss of point.  That way, one can
>>> still really go for the ace on the first serve without fear.
>>
>>Besides slowing down the game it could introduce some strange effects.
>>For example teams would have incentive to play balls they know are out
>>when they think they can make a good pass rather than risk a tougher
>>reserve.
> 
> But that's not how it works in tennis - when they make a mistake on
> the first one, the second one is generally easier.

It isn't going to happen all of the time, but there will be times you
are confident that you can pass a ball well that you know is out.
Why should you give the opponents an opportunity to serve again
in this situation?