Tennis racquet stiffness and string tension effects on rebound velocity and angle for an oblique impact

Bower, R; Sinclair, P

Tennis racquet stiffness and string tension effects on rebound velocity and angle for an oblique impact

Bower, R

Sinclair, P

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Human Movement Studies, 1999, 37 (6), pp. 271 - 286
Issue Date:: 1999-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bower, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9695-0411	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sinclair, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	1999-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Human Movement Studies, 1999, 37 (6), pp. 271 - 286	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0306-7297	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17085
dc.description.abstract	The rebound angle and velocity of tennis balls impacting a tennis racquet were measured from photographic images during an oblique impact. Tennis balls were projected at three velocities toward a clamped racquet simulating three levels of stiffness and strung at three string tensions. A Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA revealed significant (p<0.01) differences between levels of string tension and levels of racquet stiffness for both apparent coefficient of restitution for an oblique impact and rebound angle to the normal. It was noted that racquet parameters generating greater rebound velocities produced rebound angles closer to the normal. © 1999 TEVIOT SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Human Movement Studies	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences	en_US
dc.title	Tennis racquet stiffness and string tension effects on rebound velocity and angle for an oblique impact	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	37	en_US
utslib.for	110601 Biomechanics	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Sports and Exercise Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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Abstract:

The rebound angle and velocity of tennis balls impacting a tennis racquet were measured from photographic images during an oblique impact. Tennis balls were projected at three velocities toward a clamped racquet simulating three levels of stiffness and strung at three string tensions. A Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA revealed significant (p<0.01) differences between levels of string tension and levels of racquet stiffness for both apparent coefficient of restitution for an oblique impact and rebound angle to the normal. It was noted that racquet parameters generating greater rebound velocities produced rebound angles closer to the normal. © 1999 TEVIOT SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS.

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