Tennis Biomechanics | Prof Bruce Elliott
Channel: Stuart McErlain-Naylor
Date: 2020-05-07

Lecture 12 of the Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series #SportsBiomLS 
Bruce Elliott discusses the scientific research literature on the topic of tennis biomechanics. This includes an in-depth analysis of tennis equipment (racket and ball) for different stages of development, the serve and forehand, among other topics. Bruce also discusses the role of variability in human movement and in representative training design.

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00:00 Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series
01:38 The Biomechanics of Tennis
04:14 Scaling Tennis Equipment for Junior Players
08:34 Shoulder Internal Rotation in the Tennis Serve
19:47 Trunk Rotation in the Tennis Forehand
24:54 Tennis Forehand Stroke Variability
34:12 Future Lectures (Motion Capture)

Links to tennis biomechanics papers referenced during the lecture:
Bahamonde, 1997: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236650199_Joint_Power_Production_During_the_Flat_and_Slice_Tennis_Serves 
Bahamonde & Knudson, 1999: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236650014_Trunk_and_racket_kinematics_at_impact_in_the_open_and_square_stance_tennis_forehand 
Davids, K., Bennett, S. & Newell, K. (2006). Variability in the Movement System: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective. Champaign, Ill, Human Kinetics.
Elliott, B. (1981). Tennis racquet selection: A factor in early skill development. The Australian J. of Sport Sciences, September.
Elliott et al., 1995: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283868727_Contributions_of_Upper_Limb_Segment_Rotations_during_the_Power_Serve_in_Tennis 
Farrow & Reid, 2010: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44609302_The_effect_of_equipment_scaling_on_the_skill_acquisition_of_beginning_tennis_players 
Fernandez-Fernandez et al., 2019: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335591422_Age_and_sex-related_upper_body_performance_differences_in_competitive_young_tennis_players 
Knudson, 1990: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281550400_Intrasubject_Variability_of_Upper_Extremity_Angular_Kinematics_in_the_Tennis_Forehand_Drive 
Landlinger et al., 2010: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49824903_Kinematic_differences_of_elite_and_high-performance_tennis_players_in_the_cross_court_and_down_the_line_forehand 
Seeley et al., 2011: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14763141.2011.629305

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