An Analysis of the Factors Which Distinguish Tennis Players of Different Serving Abilities
Description:
The purpose of this study was to examine selected mechanical factors involved in the tennis serve. Special emphasis was placed on identifying factors which distinguish players of different serving abilities. Ten right-handed female tennis players, five ranked, and five unranked, were evaluated, following filming with a high-speed camera, on the basis of five good and five fault serves. The ranked players were seen to differ from the unranked players with respect to (a) serving consistency, (b) …
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Date:
August 1985
Creator:
Riley-Hagan, Margaret