Re: Can we keep experimenting with scoring changes please?

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:09:50 -0600, Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>> Yes - I remember reading that. It's unfortunate really, especially as
>> the only real justification I can see for RPS is to reduce the number
>> of service errors!
>
>Changing from Sideout to Rally scoring doesn't have any first order effects
>on how you should serve. You are still playing to win each rally so you
>still have the same incentives on how you should serve.

Not exactly. The incentive is to get the ball in play or lose service
*and* lose a point. In the old scoring system the incentive was get
the ball in play or lose service.

At the end of the day if everyone is willing to throw away points by
trying too hard with their serve then I guess it balances it up. Makes
for a very boring game though.

Best Regards
John McCabe

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