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Marty commented on Marty's blog post 'An Engineer's Perspective'"Just a footnote about vibration...if muscles rebound in resonance with the combination of the string tension, racket flex and associated geometries, the effect on the body can be multiplied many times. Resonance depends on damping and stiffness.…"
Marty commented on Marty's blog post 'An Engineer's Perspective'"Muscles produce force to move the racket. Changing the speed and direction of the racket head requires acceleration. As long as your racket head moves considerably slower than the speed of sound or light (which badminton at times seems to approach)…"
feihuxin commented on Marty's blog post 'An Engineer's Perspective'"Hi:
I'm actually a badminton player who is doing some research on what kind of badminton racket to get as my old one broke. I've seen some conflicting information on the web, and is confused about what to get, so was trying to reason my…"
Marty commented on Marty's blog post 'An Engineer's Perspective'"Playability of different rackets depends on literally hundreds of factors. The above comment addressed only the question posed related to tradeoffs between stiffness and string tension. Other factors such as weight, balance, vibration,…"
Marty commented on Marty's blog post 'An Engineer's Perspective'"A detailed analysis would require inclusion of about 400 parameters boiling down to how long the ball stays on the strings at impact. A flexible racket with low string tension maximizes contact time allowing transfer of racket energy to the ball.…"
Marty commented on Marty's blog post 'An Engineer's Perspective'"Hmmm...might be an interesting analysis. I'll get right on it."
A blog post by Marty was featuredAn Engineer's Perspective
Many individuals and organizations have contributed to today's state-of-the-tennis-art. From racket materials and geometry to court surfaces and strings, artists, craftsmen and engineers combine skills and knowledge to deliver recreational, professional and entertainment experience enjoyable by all.This blog will discuss tennis from a technical perspective. What do racket ratings mean? How can a player seperate substance from advertising fluff? Why do different rackets produce different…See More
Marty commented on Marty's blog post 'An Engineer's Perspective'"A good starting point would be to develop contacts in research and engineering departments at manufacturers. They have a vested interest in delivering accurate information about products.
The materials technologies involved in rackets alone could…"
Marty posted a blog postAn Engineer's Perspective
Many individuals and organizations have contributed to today's state-of-the-tennis-art. From racket materials and geometry to court surfaces and strings, artists, craftsmen and engineers combine skills and knowledge to deliver recreational, professional and entertainment experience enjoyable by all.This blog will discuss tennis from a technical perspective. What do racket ratings mean? How can a player seperate substance from advertising fluff? Why do different rackets produce different…See More
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- Random things about me (hobbies, occupation, tennis history, favorite band, etc.):
- Enjoy casual play...tournament days over.
- Favorite pro tennis player(s):
- Aurther Ashe
- My tennis skill (please check your NTRP if you know it):
- NTRP 4.0
- On the court, I am a:
- serve-n-volleyer
- My favorite local courts:
- Seattle Green Lake
- Relationship status:
- Married
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An Engineer's Perspective
Posted on March 17, 2009 at 11:46am 10 Comments 0 Likes
Many individuals and organizations have contributed to today's state-of-the-tennis-art. From racket materials and geometry to court surfaces and strings, artists, craftsmen and engineers combine skills and knowledge to deliver recreational, professional and entertainment experience enjoyable by all.
This blog will discuss tennis from a technical perspective. What do racket ratings mean? How can a player seperate substance from advertising fluff? Why do different rackets produce… Continue
This blog will discuss tennis from a technical perspective. What do racket ratings mean? How can a player seperate substance from advertising fluff? Why do different rackets produce… Continue
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- At 9:09am on February 16, 2009,
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