Rule 6 - GOOD RETURN

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6. GOOD RETURN

A return is good if all the conditions in Rules 6.1 - 6.4 are met:

6.1 The player returns the ball correctly before it has bounced twice on the floor.

6.2 The ball strikes the front wall above the board, either directly or via side wall(s) and/or the back wall, without first touching the floor or any part of the player's body or apparel (clothing), or the opponent's racket, body or apparel (clothing).

'Apparel' means clothing - why do WSF not use the more normal word ?

Walls

For a return to be considered good, the ball can be first struck onto any wall of the court, but it must at some time in its flight, and before bouncing on the floor or going 'out' or 'down', strike against the front wall.

When being served, the ball must FIRST hit the front wall. If the ball hits any other wall before it hits the front wall, it is 'out'.

Hair

Note that a ball passing through and touching a player's hair is also included in the above definition.

Racket throwing

A player may strike the ball with the racket, but for the shot to be valid, the racket must actually be in the player's hand at the moment of striking the ball. It is the Referee's decision as to precisely when a racket is considered to be in the player's hand.

See also Rule 7.8 regarding dropping a racket.

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