The dynamic impact characteristics of tennis balls with tennis rackets

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 839-850

  Haake, S J ^a   Carre M J ^a   Goodwill, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic testing; Feel; Tennis; Tennis balls; Tennis rackets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE; RIGIDITY; SOUND; SPORT; TENNIS; TENSION; VELOCITY; VIBRATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCELERATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTION; PHYSICS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TENNIS;

EID: 0142153960     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000140329     Document Type: Article

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