Technical Tennis: Racquets, Strings, Balls, Courts, Spin, and Bounce

Lindsey, Crawford

ISBN 10: 0972275932 / ISBN 13: 9780972275934

Published by USRSA, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Technical Tennis: Racquets, Strings, Balls, Courts, Spin, and Bounce
• Publisher: USRSA
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0972275932
• ISBN 13: 9780972275934
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

What are the single most important variables in racquet performance? What racquet and string features combine to provide the most control, comfort, and feel? How can a player create maximum spin? This informative primer answers these and other elusive equipment and performance-related questions that perennially plague hackers and experts alike. A simplified, layperson's companion to the authors' previous work, The Physics and Technology of Tennis, this conveniently sized guide to selecting racquets and strings includes bite-sized explanations of the possible expectations of equipment choices.

About the Author

Rod Cross is the coauthor of The Physics and Technology of Tennis and has written extensively for the United States Racquet Stringers Association's (USRSA) Racquet Sports Industry and Racquet Tech magazines. He is a former associate professor in physics at the University of Sydney–Australia. Crawford Lindsey is the coauthor of The Physics and Technology of Tennis and the author of The Book of Squash. He is the editor in chief of Racquet Sports Industry magazine and at Racquet Tech Publishing. He lives in San Diego, California.