Can someone explain to me in detail what is a hinder and what is not in racquetball?

Question

I have only been playing about 3 months and get really frustrated when my opponent calls a hinder. Sometimes I make a down the line shot and I am between the path of the ball and my opponent. I feel like it is a good shot because I am hitting it down the line on the opposite side of the court making it difficult for my opponent to get there. I feel like he is simply caught in a bad position ( on the opposite side of the court). Sometimes I don't have time to move out of the way. If I hit a down the line kill (right on the wall) it is already coming back before I can move. Sometimes I don't move at all because I don't know which side my opponent is coming from and I don't want to get in his way. Hope this makes sense.

Answer 1

So, there are two types of hinders: penalty hinders and replay hinders.

Penalty hinders lead to a point or a turnover, depending on who served.
Replay hinders lead just to a replay.

There are 7 types of replay hinder:
1) court hinder. Strange bounce due to an irregularity in the court
2)Ball hits opponent (after the return, before hitting the front wall)
3)Body contact (must actually hinder play)
4) screen ball: (this is your main question, so I'll actually quote the rulebook): Any ball rebounding from the front wall so close to the body of the defensive player that it prevents the offensive player from having a clear view of the ball. (The referee should be careful not to make the screen call so quickly that it takes away a good offensive opportunity.) A ball that passes between the legs of a player who has just returned the ball is not automatically a screen. It depends on whether the other player is impaired as a result. Generally, the call should work to the advantage of the offensive player.
5)Back swing hinder (oppenent is hit by the back swing of the racquet)
6) safety holdup: The return is missed because the returnee did not swing in order to not hit the opponent
7)other interference: Ball from another court, etc.

Penalty Hinders:
1)failure to move: the return should be able to move straight to the front wall AND be able to make a clear cross court shot to the front wall
2)Stroke interference
3)blocking (moving into the path of traveler of the plaer returing the shot.)
4)moving into the ball
5)pushing
6)view obstruction
7)wetting the ball
8)apparel or equipment loss

I have actually never seen a penalty hinder called, even in our state tournament. If you are playing at a high level, though, I'm sure that

Answer 2

I feel your pain, I played racquetball for years and found that some people will use hinder to save them. These players are just pains in the behinds and you'll do well to avoid them.

I and the people I plaid with always treated a hinder as, if you are blocking the path to the ball it is a hinder. If you hit it down the line and you block them from the ball whether or not they can get to it, i believe it is a hinder. However only a ninny would call it.

Answer 3

Your opponent sounds like a whiner. The best way to combat this is to try to get to center court immediately after every stroke.

Answer 4

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