Abstract
Measuring and analysis procedures are presented in this paper to study the first two sweet spots of a tennis racket. After a brief description of sweet spots in racket, we describe the experimental procedures applied in this work. Reproducing realistically the boundary conditions at the grip of the racket is a major difficulty that is tackled here in a simple manner. Instrumentation and signal processing issues are discussed. Using digital filtering to extract time domain signals and comparing time signals from different locations on a racket, mode shapes have been identified. Test results are presented and sweet spots are identified for rackets with large and small heads, and for high or low string tension.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1539-1545 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 4753 II |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of IMAC-XX: A Conference on Structural Dynamics - Los Angeles, CA, United States Duration: 4 Feb 2002 → 7 Feb 2002 |