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

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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.

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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 11, 2008 Type: User Review Great low-tech intro

Despite the title, there are no equations and the technical details are all descriptive, but there's lots of useful information. A great first book to read on technical aspects of tennis. If the title suggests you will find hard numbers and...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 27, 2007 Type: User Review Truly technical

Technical to a fault, but exacting. Provides interesting, sometimes counter-intuitive information, e.g., on how the tennis ball bounces, and how racquets really perform.
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 20, 2007 Type: User Review Overhyped

This book really wont change your game or provide any revelations. It even has some inconsistences.
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 11, 2007 Type: User Review Good to know

For the serious tennis player or anyone trying to learn more about tennis it's great.
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 21, 2006 Type: User Review An excellent update to "The Physics and Technology of Tennis"

A few years back I did read "The Physics and Technology of Tennis." Even though this was a sensational book that gave me the physics knowledge to moonlight as a racquet development consultant, "Technical Tennis" is a great update. "The Physics...
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