Contents The Six 、、、 Weights" of a Racquet . Racquet Weight Light vs Heavy Racquets 旧 e Racquet 、 Weight BaIance Point and Pickupweight Swingweight Twistweight . Spinweight Hiftingweight ( 、、 Effective Mass") STIFFNESS (FLEX) . Racquet Stiffness . Measuring Racquet Stiffness . Match Point Box l.4:Vibration Comparison between Racquets .. 46 Racquet Vibrations, Sweetspot, and Feel .. 48 Vibration Dampening .. 50 Shock & the Center of Percusson .. 引 Match Point Box l.5:The Difference between Shock and Vibration CUSTOMIZINGA RACQUET ... 56 Match Point Box l.6: Customizing Weight, Balance, & Swingweight .. 57 Further Reading .. 58 STRINGS .. 22 STRINGSAND THE MODERN GAME .. 59 .24 .25 STRINGBED STIFFNESS Static & Dynamic Stringbed Stiffness .62 Effect of String Materialand Gauge on Stringbed Stiffness Effect of StringTension on Stringbed Stiffness . Effect of String Pattern on Stringbed Stiffness . Effect of Headsize and Stringbed Suspension System on Stringbed Stiffness FOREWORD . PREFACE ー RACQUETS INTRODUCTION Choosing a Racquet—the Basics Mistakes When Buying a Racquet Three Types of Racquet . Racquets and Player Psych010gy Racquet Features Combine with Strokes Selecting a Racquetls Art & Science ... 9 Care of Racquets RACQUET PROPERTIES . POWER The Components of 、、 Power": Exit Speed, Rebound Speed, Racquet Speed Match Point Box 凵 : Effect of Grip Firmness The Maximum Exit Power Point Changes with Racquet Speed Comparing Racquet Power . Racquet Power Defined as Rebound Power Match Point Box l.2: Maximum Effort Power . Rebound Powerls the Sum ofAII Racquet Properties . Power and Energy Loss Match Point Box l.3: Maximum Theoretical BaII Speed . 25 The Bad News: Rebound PowerValues Aren't Readily AvaiIabIe .. 26 CONTROL . Rebound Control WEIGHT Weight and Apparent 、 Weight 8 0 「 ) 4 ー 8 っムつ」 . V っコっ LO -4 4 ー 5 ) 4- 4 ・ 4 ・ .. 55 .. 66 . .68 .. 27 . 27 . .28 .. 28
Contents BALL BOUNCE OFF THE STRINGS Angle oflmpact TiIting the Racquet Head TENSIONAND The Bounce Path 0 仟 the Strings ・・ 74 PERFORMANCE ん「 t わ e 「 Reading . 75 Tension and PO 、 wer . S 円 N & Tension Loss and G0ing 、、 Dead" 77 78 Tension Loss and Feel TRAJECTORY Tension Loss and Control . 79 Tension Loss and Sound 79 SPIN BASICS . 79 Tension LOSS and Prestreteching Generation Of Spin .80 Tension and Spin lnfiuence of lncident Angle and Spin .80 Tension and Player Perceptiveness . on Rebound Spin Match Point Box 4 上 Effects of Spin DWELLTIMEAND on Bounce Offthe Strings PERFORMANCE Types and Uses of Spin Dwell Time 田 DifferentWays to Hit the Ball Dwell Distance . Spin Before and After Bounce . Dwell Error . Effect of Grip on Spin Dwell Time and Force . Can Racquets and Strings General Rules of Dwell Time lncrease Spin? Further Reading Match Point Box 4.2 : Can Players Feel Spin BALLS & lncreasing Spin with BOUNCE StrokeTechnique . SimpleTopspin Experiment . BALL BASICS Match Point Box 4.3:Topspin and BaII History the Federer Forehand . Rules about Balls Effect of Racquet Tilt on Match Point Box 3 」 : Ball Testing aTopspin Forehand . to Compare New and 〇旧 Balls . .. 89 Pressurized and Pressureless BaIIs .. 90 SPINANDTHE SERVE . Ball Toss BALL BOUNCE OFF Tips on Serving THE COURT Arching the Back to Serve Friction . Slice Serve . Bounce Factors . Serve Actions . Bounce Factor # に Forearm SIOWS DOMv ・ n . Angle of lncidence . Match Point Box 4.4:The Bounce Factor # 2 : Sampras Serve . lncident Speed and Spin Force on Handle Bounce Factor # 3 : .. 96 TRAJECTORY . Hardness of Court Vertical Launch Angle Bounce Factor # 4 : .. 98 Hitting the Ball Deep . Court Smoothness or Roughness . .. 99 Further Reading Horizontal Bounce Speed Effects of Friction on Ball Spin 」 02 Match Point Box 2 」 : Rise in String Tension During a Shot Stringbed Stiffness Summary 」 08 」 09 . 72 73 . 」 20 . 」 23 」 26 . 」 27 . 」 28 2 っム 4 ・ L.n に ) ′ 6 6 8 CO - CO -8 一 -8 8 . 」 30 . 」 32 . 」 33 8 8 」 34 」 37 . 」 39 . 」 39 . 」 40 」 42 」 44 . 」 44 」 45 0 9 9 】 .. 94 . 」 46 」 47 . 」 48 . 」 48 」 50 . 」 52 .. 95
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