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Howard Brody (3) (1932–2015)

Autor(a) de The Physics and Technology of Tennis

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This is an extremely scientific exploration of the physics of tennis. It dispels some of the myths that still persist today, but it's a bit dated now for two reasons. First, having been written in 1987, the rackets used in the examples are now obsolete. Second, the technology used to model ball trajectories and string tension have surely advanced since then. The entire chapters on position and spin could be re-worked using empirical evidence from the Hawkeye and other tracking systems used today. Overall, I still found it interesting and the bullet point conclusions in each chapter are worth any player's attention.… (mais)
 
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jpsnow | May 3, 2010 |

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2
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26
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#495,361
Avaliação
½ 3.3
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1
ISBNs
28