主办单位:成都体育学院
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Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (2): 122-127.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2021.02.020

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Review: Latest Progress in Biomechanics Research of Tennis Serve

MA Xiaogang1,2, SHI Bing1   

  1. 1. College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710119;
    2. Xi'an Xihang No.1 Middle school, Xi'an Shaanxi 710021
  • Received:2019-10-30 Revised:2020-05-30 Online:2021-03-15 Published:2021-03-26

Abstract: Tennis serve has the characteristics of exquisite technique, complex movement and high risk of injury. Relevant studies mainly focus on sports biomechanics. By reviewing the progress in research of tennis serve mechanics at home and abroad, this paper aims to summarize the law of technical action, analyze the damage mechanism and innovate the instrument structure, and provide a systematic theoretical model for the characteristics of tennis serve mechanics. The research indicates that the domestic tennis service research should broaden the research angle, focus on the rigor of the experimental design, and pay attention to the comprehensive and targeted principle when selecting the indexes. The hitting force of the flat service ball comes from the ir-internal Rotation of the shoulder joint, and the end joint regulates the parameters of the hitting point. The morphological characteristics have a great influence on the quality of the serve, but it depends more on the training factors and technical performance. The spatial position of the hitting point, the angle of the racket face, the component of speed and the rate of rotation are the key indexes to determine the different types and different drop points of serve. Improving the concealment of service can increase the difficulty of the receiver to extract the information of anticipation and improve the quality of service. Serve injury mainly occurs at the waist (LBP - the Lower Back Pain), spine, lumbar, shoulder joint (SLAP) and upper limb joints, finish stage and back stage are the moments when the highest risk damage may occur. Racket material, mass distribution, moment of inertia, felling and string bed have close link with such factors as individual's preference, morphological characteristics, technology and tactics. The research trend shows that the study of tennis service mechanics is gradually transiting from summarizing the technical rules and the causes of damage to the mechanical characteristics of each joint, dynamic indexes, instrument innovation and dynamic research.

Key words: tennis serve, sports biomechanics, research progress, review

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