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Your smash bounces on their side and flies out over the back glass. Point?
Bounce in, then out of the court, your point. Out before the bounce, theirs.
You smash, the ball bounces on their floor and then goes over the back wall and out of the court. Whose point?
Bounce in, then out of the court, your point. Out before the bounce, theirs.
Why
The order of events is everything. A ball that bounces on the opponents' floor and then leaves the court, over the back glass, over the side, through the opening, wins the point for the hitter. The same ball leaving the court before bouncing is out. The rules do allow the opponents to leave the court and play the ball back in on courts with openings, provided it has bounced once on their floor and not again outside; the ball may even be played back into the court by returning it over the wall, but that requires a court built for it and a player quick enough to try.
What this means at your level
Beginner
You do not need to smash it out to win a point. But if it bounces in and leaves, the point is over: stop worrying about it coming back.
Intermediate
The ball that leaves over the back glass has to bounce first. A smash that clears the glass on the full is out.
Advanced
On courts with side openings, a fast opponent can go out after a ball that has bounced and left through the opening, and return it. Cover the net rather than watching.
Common questions
You smash, the ball bounces on their floor and then goes over the back wall and out of the court. Whose point?
Yours: bounce in, then out, is a winner. Bounce in, then out of the court, your point. Out before the bounce, theirs. The order of events is everything. A ball that bounces on the opponents' floor and then leaves the court, over the back glass, over the side, through the opening, wins the point for the hitter. The same ball leaving the court before bouncing is out. The rules do allow the opponents to leave the court and play the ball back in on courts with openings, provided it has bounced once on their floor and not again outside; the ball may even be played back into the court by returning it over the wall, but that requires a court built for it and a player quick enough to try.
Why not replay. Nobody could reach it?
That is exactly why it is a point. Unreachable is not a let.
What should a beginner do here?
You do not need to smash it out to win a point. But if it bounces in and leaves, the point is over: stop worrying about it coming back.
How does this change for an advanced player?
On courts with side openings, a fast opponent can go out after a ball that has bounced and left through the opening, and return it. Cover the net rather than watching.
What do the rules say?
A ball that bounces in the opponents' court and then goes out of the court wins the point for the hitter, unless the opponents legally return it from outside.
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