Open AccessEstablishing a method to determine impact force in tennis – a preliminary study
Author(s) -
Syahrial Baktiar,
Ian Harris Sujae,
Shige Kudo,
W R Wan Zakariah,
Alex Ong,
Joseph Hamill
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1481/1/012001
Subject(s) - coefficient of restitution , tension (geology) , string (physics) , kinematics , range (aeronautics) , mathematics , statistics , mechanics , physics , engineering , classical mechanics , mathematical physics , moment (physics) , aerospace engineering
The purpose of this study was to establish a method to estimate impact force in tennis forehand stroke to determine if differences in string tension would affect impact force. This is a preliminary study using only one participant. Estimates were determined using kinematic data and data obtained from strain gauges. Preliminary data on peak resultant impact force estimates were within the range of those reported in the literature. Peak resultant force estimates were larger for higher string tension rackets and lower string tension in the racquets possibly due to differences in coefficient of restitution. Data estimated from this study, regardless of string tension, may give a better representative of peak resultant impact force as the data were not filtered.