Mark Peifer is the head of the rules committee for USA Pickleball and gives an update on all the rules we will be seeing changed in 2023. Most notably is the end of the spin serve as Mark explains the thinking behind the rules changes and what we should be looking out for in the new year.
EPISODE TRACKLIST
0:00 Intro
1:00 Mark introduction
1:30 Spin serve is done
5:20 Why the spin serve is over
7:20 Court dimension rules
9:00 Service Replay/Fault
10:30 Re-serve vs Fault
12:00 What is a legal serve?
14:30 No Ref match rules
16:00 The “Am I Good?” rule
17:40 Wrong score called
20:30 Stop play on correct score
22:00 Hearing the score clearly
23:30 Color of clothing/ball
25:55 Color of paddles/balls
28:10 Whitwell Walkway
28:35 Equipment Timeout
30:35 Backup paddles
31:45 Last minute partner change rule?
33:40 UTPR vs UTR/DUPR
37:35 In defense of DUPR
39:30 UTPR improvements
40:30 Overview
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