Tyler
04-08-2006, 02:27 PM
The question: In doubles, is it better to serve first, or let the other team?
I think it's always better to serve first, because it gives you a chance to reach the required 15 points first to win the game; first to 15 wins.
I asked this question to some of my poker-playing friends, as they are very logic and math-prone.
One person said:
"Depends if you have a good server or not."
I don't know how this changes anything though, because you'd have the same bad server later on..
Another person wrote:
"To the initial question, If each team were to score 1 point on every serve it would be wise to serve first even though you only get 1 serve. The reason is simple, the game is to 15. If it were to 16 it's a different story.
Starting off 1 to 0 means you need 7 side changes to win the other team needs 8"
So, here I am, still confused. Could somebody tell me what is better, and why there is even this rule to begin with?
I think it's always better to serve first, because it gives you a chance to reach the required 15 points first to win the game; first to 15 wins.
I asked this question to some of my poker-playing friends, as they are very logic and math-prone.
One person said:
"Depends if you have a good server or not."
I don't know how this changes anything though, because you'd have the same bad server later on..
Another person wrote:
"To the initial question, If each team were to score 1 point on every serve it would be wise to serve first even though you only get 1 serve. The reason is simple, the game is to 15. If it were to 16 it's a different story.
Starting off 1 to 0 means you need 7 side changes to win the other team needs 8"
So, here I am, still confused. Could somebody tell me what is better, and why there is even this rule to begin with?